SALT LAKE CITY — Multiple buildings at the VA Hospital in Salt Lake City were impacted by a "major" water leak and water outage Thursday morning.
Staff and patients were not able to wash hands, have drinking water or flush toilets in some areas of the hospital until the repairs are made, officials said.
A major water leak and water outage at the VA SLC Medical Center Main Campus is effecting buildings 1,2,3,4,5 and 14. Staff and patients will not be able to wash hands, have drinking water, or flush toilets until the repairs are completed. (1 of 2)
— VA Salt Lake City (@vasaltlakecity) September 8, 2022
Impacted areas included buildings 1,2,3,4,5 and 14.
Later Thursday afternoon, hospital leaders told FOX 13 News the leak had been repaired with minimal damage to the buildings in general.
They're still looking into why the leak started in the first place.
