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Rowan University Students Forced Out Of Dorm Due To Flooding From Storm

CAMDEN COUNTY, N.J. (CBS) -- Some students at Rowan University were forced out of their apartment complex Monday morning after Sunday night's storm flooded the building.

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Due to overnight flooding, eight students had to be evacuated from the Triad Apartments at Rowan University on Monday morning.

The Glassboro Fire Department pumped thousands of gallons of water from the campus dormitory. At one point, the fire department was "pumping about 4,000 gallons of water per minute out of a parking lot and a basement at one of their dormitories."

"The water was about four to five feet deep inside the building," said Jack Glass, Rowan University's Director of Environment, Health, and Safety.

The damage is isolated to the basement, which housed mechanical rooms and stored furniture, according to Glass.

"The amount of water that came in was enormous. Seeing five inches overnight is something no one is prepared for," he said.

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Glass says as one of the lowest points on-campus and downstream, this area is prone to flooding.

That's why the university has implemented an ongoing storm water management program.

"This was quite extreme. I'm sure there's going to be investigation into why we didn't empty as fast as normal," Glass said.

There's no reported damage to other buildings from the flooding. University officials expect the dorm to be up and running by the beginning of the semester in early September.

Rowan University wasn't the only place that was dealing with a mess created by the strong storms. Downed power lines on the Blackhorse Pike sparked a fire on the highway near the Route 42 overpass. Crews were able to put out the fire without any injuries.

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The storms also caused flooding in the area. The intersection near 2nd and Mechanic Streets was still flooded Monday morning.

At one point throughout the night, a few thousand PSE&G customers were without power. Power has since been restored to most those customers.

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