Cleanup underway at Boston Athenaeum

The cause of the leak still hasn't been determined, but it did happen on one of the coldest days in years so frozen pipes are a suspect. The flooding started on the first floor of the building on Beacon Street. 'It was like Niagara Falls,' said librarian Paula D. Matthews.
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The cause of the leak still hasn't been determined, but it did happen on one of the coldest days in years so frozen pipes are a suspect.

The flooding started on the first floor of the building on Beacon Street. "It was like Niagara Falls," said librarian Paula D. Matthews.