COLUMBUS, Ga. (AP) – A ruptured pipe in Columbus’ main government building dumped bird feces, leaves and other debris into a judge’s office.
Muscogee County Superior Court Judge Gil McBride tells WRBL-TV he found debris and water in his office suite earlier this month in Columbus Government Center. It holds offices and courtrooms for the consolidated Columbus and Muscogee County governments.
City Manager Isaiah Hugley says a 51-year-old cast iron pipe that carried rainwater from the roof ruptured.
McBride canceled hearings Wednesday and the rest of the week. He says he held hearings Tuesday in his 11th-floor courtroom, because they were too late to cancel.
The building flooded because of water leaks twice in 2018.