Latest on the Stannington burst main incident in Sheffield which has left 2,000 houses without gas: Yorkshire Water accused of 'not taking seriously' outage
Richard Sansom, East Midlands Network Director, Cadent, speaks to the media during a press conference outside the Peacock Pub, in Stannington, SheffieldMrs Hudson told Mr Dewis that Cadent and the other agencies involved had provided “brilliant” help but Yorkshire Water had not listened to her pleas.“Cadent have been brilliant. Northern Powergrid have been amazing on our road. But nobody from Yorkshire Water.”Mr Dewis apologised and asked for Mrs Hudson’s details.
He was asked by reporters about residents’ complaints that there have been nine or 10 recent water main bursts in the area, which they feared was due to lack of investment in the system.Mr Dewis said the main that burst, affecting the gas system, was an asbestos-cement main from 1970. He added that the firm has invested £15 million in Sheffield to reduce leaks.
He said the reason for the burst and how it came to affect the gas main is still under investigation.He told the press conference: “Our immediate priority is to support Cadent in getting everybody back on to gas supplies. “We’ll then be working with Cadent on looking at the compensation for customers and any loss adjustment that needs to be made.“The priority is getting customers on and to support the efforts that are going on the ground at the moment.Richard Sansom, Cadent’s network director for East Midlands, said 1,080 customers still have no gas, though almost 700 have been reconnected during the week.
He said he is confident around 1,000 homes in the Stannington area will be reconnected by the weekend.But he said the firm is still extracting a large amount of water from the network in the Malin Bridge and Hillsborough areas, and a small number of affected households in those parts of the city may not be reconnected as quickly.
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