SOME ERIE COUNTYGOVERNMENT WORKERSHAVE THE DAY OFFBECAUE OF A MAJORWATER BREAK.IT HAPPENED AT THERATH BUILDING.7 EYEWITNESS NEWSREPORTER THUY LANNGUYEN IS ON THESTORY."THERE'S WATEREVERYWHERE WHICH YOUNORMALLY SEE ONDYNGUS DAY WITH ASQUIRT GUN, BUT THIS ISPROBABLY THE BIGGESTSQUIRT GUNS ANYONEWILL SEE TODAY,"A DYNGUS DAY DOUSINGFOR MULTIPLE FLOORSOF THE RATH BUILDINGAFTER AN 18-INCHWATER LINE TO THEBUILDING'S HEATING ANDCOOLING SYSTEMBURST.THE ERIE COUNTY AUTOBUREAU AND ALL OTHERSERVICES INSIDE THEBUILDING ARE CLOSEDFOR THE DAY AS CREWSCLEAN UP WATERSPILLING DOWN FROMTHE FIFTH FLOOR ANDINTO THE ELEVATORSHAFTS.THEY'LL HAVE TOREMOVE CEILING TILESTO ASSESS THE DAMAGE."WATER ON MULTIPLEFLOORS I WALKEDTHROUGH WATER INCERTAIN AREAS WASHALF INCH TO AN INCHDEEP, ENOUGH WATER TOCAUSE SIGNIFICANTDAMAGE.

WATER FALLINGON PEOPLES DESKS,WATER FALLINGEQUIPMENT."ANYONE WHO HAPPOINTMENTS AT THERATH BUILDING WILL BERESCHEDULED -- ANDEMPLOYEES WILL NOTHAVE TO REPORT TODAY.THE RATH BUILDING ISCURRENTLY WITHOUTPOWER AND WITH ITBEING UNCLEAR AS TOHOW MUCH DAMAGEWAS DONE, COUNTYEXEC POLONCARZ SAYSIT WILL AT LEAST BECLOSED TODAY,UNCLEAR AS TO WHEN ITWILL OPEN AGAIN.REPORTING INDOWNTOWN BUFFALOTHUY LAN NGUYEN