The Smithsonian revealed why seven of its locations along Washington, D.C.’s National Mall were shut down Thursday.
The institution, which previously only stated the closures were due to a “mechanical issue,” told The Independent in a statement Thursday afternoon: “The buildings were closed after an outage at GSA's Heating Operations and Transmission Division plant disrupted the chilled water supply needed to support the Smithsonian's cooling systems and humidity controls in South Mall museums.”
