Flood damage to Oklahoma City office building exceeds $2 million
By WILLIAM CRUM NewsOK.com on Sep 17, 2013, at 8:20 AM
OKLAHOMA CITY - Torrential rains that flooded downtown Oklahoma City on May 31 built up enough force to blow out the 5-inch-thick concrete slab in the basement of a city office building, an engineers' report says.
Amid the destruction, colorful paintings of shields, a spear with dangling feathers and other tribal symbols have been revealed on the basement walls of the 100 Building, which is thought to be 75 to 90 years old.
Repairing the damage to the seven-story building, at 100 N Walker Ave. just south of City Hall, is expected to cost $2.1 million to $2.3 million.
Insurance will cover most of the cost, with the state and federal governments reimbursing the city for much of the rest under terms of a disaster declaration.
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