Washington Park Ice Arena closes after flooding in Jefferson City
The Washington Park Ice Arena is closed indefinitely after flooding overnight.
Flash floods hit the area around the arena around 1:15 am Saturday, according to Jefferson City Parks and Recreation.
“We actually had a couple employees down here about 12:30 or 1:00 this morning, got a phone call from them saying that the creek was out and the water was starting to come into the ice arena,s o they were trapped in here actually until 5:30 this morning,” Phil Stiles with Jefferson City Parks and Recreation said.
About 2.5 feet of standing water filled the building according to Stiles.
A professional cleaning company worked to clean the arena all day.
The ice area just reopened a week ago after it flooded on Aug. 1.
Stiles said he hoped to have the arena open in a month, but that time frame could change.