Hundreds of residents left without water in Burnley village (From Lancashire Telegraph)
When news happens, text LT and your photos and videos to 80360. Or contact us by email or phone.
Hundreds of residents left without water in Burnley village
10:12am Wednesday 26th September 2012 in News
By Chris Gee, Reporter
NO WATER Freya Fenwick, who lives in Worsthorne, attempted to brush her teeth without water this morning
WATER has been cut off to hundreds of properties in the village of Worsthorne.
The problems were first reported to United Utilities at around 6.15am today with residents reporting their taps running dry.
A decision was made at 8am to close Worsthorne Primary School, Brownside Road, for the day with parents and pupils told of the problems on arrival.
United Utilities said the cause was centred on a burst water main under a field close to Ormerod Street.
A spokesman for the company said that they had received more than 90 calls from the village early today reporting loss of water supply and two response teams had been sent to the area to assess the issue and begin repairs.
She added “We are sending two water tankers to the area will would pump water directly into the mains to try to alleviate the supply problems.
“This will help some customers regain their water but it may not restore the supply to everyone.”
Comments are closed on this article.
Comments (1)
6:15pm Wed 26 Sep 12
rover95 says...