School closes after pipe bursts in Swindon
Hundreds have been impacted in the SN5 area
A school has had to close, and hundreds more have been impacted, after a pipe burst earlier today in Swindon (2 July).
It's affected the Royal Wootton Bassett Academy, who say the burst at Lydiard Park has hit their water pressure, meaning that the tanks used by the school are beginning to empty.
They're telling parents they'll be kept informed - as soon as they know any more.
Thames Water confirmed: "We’re dealing with a burst pipe at Stoke Common Lane, SN5. Sorry that your tap water isn’t flowing properly at the moment because of this.
"We’ve controlled the flow of water from the burst pipe, and a specialist repair team are on their way. Once on site, they’ll dig down to the damaged section of pipe and decide how best to fix it.
"While we complete the repair, we’re adding water back into our pipes using tankers, so as many customers as possible can turn on their taps again. Tankers are large vehicles filled with water, which you may see parked in your area over the next couple of hours.
"After starting our repairs, we aim to have fixed the burst pipe within 3 hours. However, if we’re unable to return water to all our customers within 12 hours of first being aware of the supply interruption, we’ll arrange for an alternative as soon as we can. This may include opening a support station to hand out free bottled water.
"We know how disruptive it is if you lose your water supply, so we’ll work hard to get things back to normal as soon as we can.
"As soon as we know more, we’ll be back with an update. This’ll be by 1pm at the latest. Thank you for being so patient while we get water flowing again."