Newport County YMCA closed after incident in steam room

Newport County YMCA closed after incident in steam room

MIDDLETOWN, R.I. (WPRI) -- The Newport County YMCA is closed following an incident in the steam room in the women's locker room that happened around 9 a.m. Saturday. Police said the building was evacuated after an initial report of a possible explosion, but was later determined to be a malfunction with the steam system in one of the saunas. "When the sauna room door was opened, an excessive amount of steam triggered the sprinkler system in that …