RICHMOND, Va. — A tip led CBS 6 to investigate the Westhampton Post Office in Richmond’s West End, where a concerned viewer shared a photo showing the indoor thermostat reading 86 degrees in the morning hours on Wednesday.
This isn’t the first time the Post Office, located at 805 Glenburnie Road, has experienced cooling problems.
CBS 6 investigative reporter Melissa Hipolit investigated similar issues at this exact post office eight years ago.
Richmond was under an extreme heat warning Monday through Wednesday, with outdoor temperatures reaching 99 degrees on Tuesday and Wednesday, according to Chief Meteorologist Zach Daniel. By Thursday, conditions had improved slightly to a heat advisory.
When we visited the post office Thursday morning around 11 a.m., our mini thermometer registered approximately 89 degrees in the lobby.
