Denver International Airport Worker On Airport's $50 Million Flood: 'I Was In Crisis Mode'

Denver CO

17 March, 2022

4:42 PM

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By Brian Maass, CBS Denver: DENVER (CBS4) – When Robert Wilson, 64, a heating and air conditioning technician at Denver International Airport, reported for his graveyard shift at 8:30 p.m. on Dec. 5. He may have thought it would be a normal night. It was anything but, as two hours into his shift, he noticed a big problem with DIA's hot water system. "I noticed the pressure had dropped," Wilson told CBS4. At about 10:30 p.m., he and other DIA employees began running diagnostic tests. He quickly arrived at an ominous conclusion. "This was a really big leak and .. I need to go locate it." Read more at CBS Denver CBS Local Digital Media personalizes the global reach of CBS-owned and operated television and radio stations with a local perspective.