Magoffin County Justice Center closed due to flooding

MAGOFFIN COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT) - The Magoffin County Justice Center had to be closed Thursday morning because of flooding.

"The sprinkler system on the circuit side of the building burst, it flooded the circuit court room with this, it's a black water that comes from the sprinkler system and the water just kept coming and coming and coming" says Magoffin County Circuit Clerk, Tonya Arnett-Ward.

Court was in session Thursday morning when a sprinkler in the Justice Building started spraying water, leading officials to evacuate the building.

As time went on pipes began to burst causing the water damage to worsen.

"Its just devastating that we've lost so much equipment, the district court room is flooded, the circuit court room, the carpets, all that's destroyed" says Arnett-Ward.

Once officials were able to stop water from coming in they began repairing the building.

"Repair the water leak, cap it off so we can get water back in the building turn the heat on and get the electric back on" says Magoffin County Emergency Management Director, Mike Wilson.

Workers in the building say this isn't the first time the Justice Center has had water issues.

"Last year the sprinkler system on this side of building on the family court side of the building burst and we had a leak but nothing compared to this one" says Arnett-Ward

Emergency Management Director, Mike Wilson says he believes repairs will be made quickly.

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Magoffin County Justice Center closed due to flooding