Sprinkler system failure causes waterfall to cascade from Miami hotel

MIAMI — A sprinkler system pipe failure at a South Florida hotel caused water to gush out of the fifth floor of the building and onto the street, authorities said. >> Read more trending news The water was flowing out of the J.W. Marriott Marquis Miami in the city’s downtown area at about 5:40 p.m. CDT on Friday, WPLG-TV reported. “It was like a waterfall,” witness Caroline McGovern told the television station. The water was spotted on the lower floors of the hotel by patrons, WSVN-TV reported. “It was pretty crazy. It looked like a fountain, actually,” Floyd Ellis told…