US EditionLabs flooded as pipes burst at Montreal mental health hospital institute
Flooding caused by burst pipes at the century-old Douglas Hospital research wing damaged over $1 million in equipment and disrupted mental health studies, officials said.
- An over 150-year-old research wing at Montreal's Douglas Hospital flooded Monday after burst pipes inundated four laboratories, caused by aging infrastructure and weather.
- Staff have long warned that aging infrastructure and stalled renovations left the facility vulnerable, with Mark Brandon saying serious leaks have occurred nearly every year for the last decade.
- Videos show water gushing from ceilings as Brandon's lab and research team placed large bins while running to save laboratory equipment and freezers, with more than $1 million in damage and 10 years of research lost.
- A specialized disaster response team is already on site, working with Douglas Institute health and safety teams to clean and secure the premises, while water was temporarily shut off in three neighbouring buildings as a precaution.
- Labs at the Lehmann building focus on Alzheimer’s, depression and other mental-health disorders, studying Alzheimer’s disease, depression, anxiety, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, while a prior leak knocked power to 100 freezers containing brain tissue samples.
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Burst pipes flood Montreal's Douglas Hospital labs, destroying years of research
An over 150-year-old research wing at Montreal’s Douglas Hospital has been flooded after burst pipes inundated four laboratories containing years of mental health research and highly sensitive scientific equipment. Researchers say this is the latest incident to underscore the growing strain on the aging Verdun health-care and research facility — which they add have been […]
Another tile that fell on the Douglas Mental Health University Institute. This time, a ceiling literally collapsed on the ground of a research laboratory following a major leak of water. Psychiatrist Gustavo Turecki is tired of it: "Are we waiting for the building to fall?"
A video taken at the Douglas Institute in Montreal shows the collapse of a ceiling caused by water infiltration.
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