Fresh water leak adds to Louvre museum woes

The fire brigade had to be called overnight after a burst pipe in the Louvre's Denon wing, which houses some of the museum's most valuable exhibits including the Mona Lisa, according to a statement. The room containing Leonardo Da Vinci's masterpiece was not damaged. The leak affected room 707, which contains 15th- and 16th-century Italian works of art. "Water reached a ceiling painted by Charles Meynier, dating from 1819. Firefighters intervened immediately, and the leak was stopped at 12:10...