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Burst pipe floods Springfield Boys and Girls Club leaving iCity Christian School without a place to go

Marcus Chen
Managing Editor · Monday, October 12, 2026 at 7:02 PM · 1 min read
Burst pipe floods Springfield Boys and Girls Club leaving iCity Christian School without a place to go — News4JAX Local, Fleming Island Schools news
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A burst pipe at a Springfield community center on Friday has left two organizations without a home and students scrambling for a place to learn.The flooding at the Bridge Boys and Girls Club caused extensive damage to both the club and iCity Christian School and the cleanup is just beginning.Dr. Keva Hampton, Head of School at iCity Christian School, says the call she received was alarming.“The whole second floor had flooded, and she said, water is pouring everywhere. And I was hoping that it was an exaggeration. We were all in route to get here, and then another team member was coming, and I told them just immediately try to move what they could, things that was on the floor in a low position until we could find out where the water was coming from,” Hampton said.What she found when she arrived was worse than she imagined.“Water was drenching down the walls. It was pouring through the elevator shaft. I mean, you just had to see it. We hear about these types of pipes bursting and floods

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