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Water Pours Through Bookstore Ceiling After Sprinkler System Fails

A leak in a sprinkler system led to part of a ceiling collapsing in a bookstore in upstate New York. Footage taken by Maggie Darrah shows a drip near the front window inside The Bookstore Plus, a shop in Lake Placid, New York, on February 2. Darrah, an employee of The Bookstore Plus, said that it started as a small drop that got progressively worse. 'My boss realized it was in the sprinkler system and ran to shut off the water,' Darrah said. But he didn't quite get there in time. 'As he was doing this, the pipe completely gave way,' Darrah added. In the footage, part of the ceiling can be seen collapsing, with water gushing out of the opening and puddling on the floor. On https://www.facebook.com/reel/1608924203447725 Facebook , The Bookstore Plus announced they would be closed 'for a while' on February 2. But later that day, the store https://www.facebook.com/bookstoreplus/posts/pfbid02zSQvoj3V79yQPnxCz1MRwxS6Mv2CTXw5YWYGsfsqMgQKzG6wBcVdX7vYKH7gjGyCl said it would reopen again the next day, 'as usual.' 'Please bear with us as we rebuild our window display,' the store wrote. 'Thanks for all of your patience during this time.' (Footage by The Bookstore Plus/Storyful via Getty Images UGC)
A leak in a sprinkler system led to part of a ceiling collapsing in a bookstore in upstate New York. Footage taken by Maggie Darrah shows a drip near the front window inside The Bookstore Plus, a shop in Lake Placid, New York, on February 2. Darrah, an employee of The Bookstore Plus, said that it started as a small drop that got progressively worse. 'My boss realized it was in the sprinkler system and ran to shut off the water,' Darrah said. But he didn't quite get there in time. 'As he was doing this, the pipe completely gave way,' Darrah added. In the footage, part of the ceiling can be seen collapsing, with water gushing out of the opening and puddling on the floor. On https://www.facebook.com/reel/1608924203447725 Facebook , The Bookstore Plus announced they would be closed 'for a while' on February 2. But later that day, the store https://www.facebook.com/bookstoreplus/posts/pfbid02zSQvoj3V79yQPnxCz1MRwxS6Mv2CTXw5YWYGsfsqMgQKzG6wBcVdX7vYKH7gjGyCl said it would reopen again the next day, 'as usual.' 'Please bear with us as we rebuild our window display,' the store wrote. 'Thanks for all of your patience during this time.' (Footage by The Bookstore Plus/Storyful via Getty Images UGC)
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February 27, 2026
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Lake Placid, New York, United States
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