The Cannon Building of the Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) at 3 Capitol Hill in Providence will be closed to the public tomorrow, Monday, February 8 due to flooding from burst pipes of the building's chiller. HEALTH employees who work in the Cannon Building are asked to report to work tomorrow at the Department of Administration Cafeteria at 8:30 a.m., prior to going to their offices. It is recommended that they wear casual clothes, as many of them will need to identify documents and equipment that have been damaged. Employees should be aware that the building will be very warm on Monday due to the fans that are drying the building.
Updates as to when the building will open to the public will be provided as soon as possible. Public services affected by the closing are the Office of Vital Records, where people obtain birth, death, and marriage records; the Office of Professional Licensing; and Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) vendor services.
The Medical Examiner's Office and the HEALTH Laboratory are housed in a separate building, which is not affected. That building will remain open for business as usual.
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