500 homes without gas in Wilsden after water gets into mains
People living in several postcodes are being urged not to turn their gas on
500 homes are without gas in Wilsden, near Bradford, after water got into the mains yesterday afternoon.
Northern Gas Networks say their teams worked into the night and through this morning to sort the problem out - its affecting properties in the BD13 3, BD13 4, BD15 0 and BD15 9 areas.
Engineers have used specialist cameras in an attempt to find out where the water is getting in.
Chris Green, Business Operations Lead for Northern Gas Networks said: ‘We’ve now completed the vital first stage of the process to safely restore gas supplies – safely turning the gas to all affected properties off at the meter."
"Our teams are now focused on pumping the water out of the pipes and we’ll be working flat out to get this done as quickly as possible.
‘We realise that extremely cold weather conditions are making this situation very difficult for customers, and we’d like to reassure everyone that the safety and wellbeing of our customers is our priority and we’re doing everything we can to provide support while people are without gas."