RICHMOND, Va. — Workers at the United States Postal Service’s Central Richmond location say a broken air conditioning unit has created dangerous conditions inside the building, with temperatures reaching into the 90s.
An anonymous USPS employee said the problem is not new.
“It’s been the same thing every summer. This is just the worst because the actual AC unit has gone out,” the worker said.
The employee said a contractor visited the facility and used a temperature gun in front of her, recording a reading of around 90 degrees.
“As far as a temperature gun, they had someone come in that’s supposed to be working on the AC, and he did it in front of me. I think at that time it was like 90 when he shot the gun. That was maybe like three or four weeks ago,” the worker said.
I also used a temperature gun inside the main lobby Wednesday morning and recorded temperatures hovering around the mid-80s.
The employee said workers have resorted to dimming the lights in an attempt to cool the building down.
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