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| National library hit by flooding | National library hit by flooding |
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| Staff are embarking on a clear-up operation after the National Library of Scotland in Edinburgh was flooded for the second time in two years. | Staff are embarking on a clear-up operation after the National Library of Scotland in Edinburgh was flooded for the second time in two years. |
| Water cascaded through the building, which holds about 14 million items, after a pipe burst on the 12th floor. | Water cascaded through the building, which holds about 14 million items, after a pipe burst on the 12th floor. |
| Lothian and Borders Fire and Rescue crews, together with library staff, worked to divert the water into the basement, and it was then pumped out. | Lothian and Borders Fire and Rescue crews, together with library staff, worked to divert the water into the basement, and it was then pumped out. |
| A library spokesman said there appeared to be "very minor damage". | |
| 'Pumped out' | 'Pumped out' |
| Library employees battled to save valuable manuscripts as water flooded downwards. | Library employees battled to save valuable manuscripts as water flooded downwards. |
| The fire service was called to the country's legal deposit library on George IV Bridge just after 1800 GMT and the water supply was cut off within 10 minutes. | The fire service was called to the country's legal deposit library on George IV Bridge just after 1800 GMT and the water supply was cut off within 10 minutes. |
| Some 15 firefighters worked to clear the building with three pumps. | Some 15 firefighters worked to clear the building with three pumps. |
| In September 2007 a fault in a sprinkler system flooded five floors of the library during refurbishment. | In September 2007 a fault in a sprinkler system flooded five floors of the library during refurbishment. |
| A Lothian and Borders Fire and Rescue Service spokeswoman said: "A large volume of water had cascaded into the building. | A Lothian and Borders Fire and Rescue Service spokeswoman said: "A large volume of water had cascaded into the building. |
| "The fire service and library staff directed most of the water into the basement and that was then pumped out of the premises." | "The fire service and library staff directed most of the water into the basement and that was then pumped out of the premises." |
| No other buildings in the area were understood to have been evacuated and no-one was thought to have been injured, she added. | No other buildings in the area were understood to have been evacuated and no-one was thought to have been injured, she added. |