This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It will not be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/7633179.stm
The article has changed 4 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 0 | Version 1 |
|---|---|
| Burst main hits water supplies | Burst main hits water supplies |
| (about 4 hours later) | |
| Thousands of homes in the east end and north of Glasgow have been left without water after contractors burst a 24in main in the Gorbals area. | Thousands of homes in the east end and north of Glasgow have been left without water after contractors burst a 24in main in the Gorbals area. |
| Homes and businesses have been affected in Gorbals, Rutherglen, Oatlands, Port Dundas, Carntyne, Dennistoun, Royston, Firhill, Possilpark and Springburn. | Homes and businesses have been affected in Gorbals, Rutherglen, Oatlands, Port Dundas, Carntyne, Dennistoun, Royston, Firhill, Possilpark and Springburn. |
| Scottish Water said it hoped to have restored supplies by the afternoon. | Scottish Water said it hoped to have restored supplies by the afternoon. |
| Flooding caused by the incident closed Crown Street and Florence Street along with the city's Albert Bridge. | |
| The main building of Glasgow Nautical College was flooded along with the swimming pool and underground car park. | |
| The college and nearby Thistle Nursery on the campus had to be evacuated. | |
| Students have been told that the college will not reopen until Tuesday at the earliest. | |
| The water board are turning off the water valves as quickly as they can locate them, but the whole operation will take most of the day Commander John AlexanderStrathclyde Fire and Rescue Traffic lights around the burst main in the Gorbals area have also been switched off. | |
| Scottish Water said the mains pipe was damaged by "external contractors" who were working in Crown Street in the Gorbals area on Wednesday morning. | Scottish Water said the mains pipe was damaged by "external contractors" who were working in Crown Street in the Gorbals area on Wednesday morning. |
| Strathclyde Police has put a traffic diversion in place and Scottish Water is liaising with police and travel operators. | Strathclyde Police has put a traffic diversion in place and Scottish Water is liaising with police and travel operators. |
| Jim Hassan, Scottish Water's regional manager, said: "Scottish Water engineers were on site immediately in order to shut off the affected pipeline and are currently working to redistribute the network. | Jim Hassan, Scottish Water's regional manager, said: "Scottish Water engineers were on site immediately in order to shut off the affected pipeline and are currently working to redistribute the network. |
| "Our priority is to isolate the burst. This has been delayed because of the extent of the flooding which has affected our ability to access the valves at the location. | "Our priority is to isolate the burst. This has been delayed because of the extent of the flooding which has affected our ability to access the valves at the location. |
| "We expect to have customers' water supply restored by early this afternoon. | "We expect to have customers' water supply restored by early this afternoon. |
| "Scottish Water apologises for any inconvenience caused to our customers and we will keep them fully informed on the progress of our work." | "Scottish Water apologises for any inconvenience caused to our customers and we will keep them fully informed on the progress of our work." |
| Public safety | |
| Commander John Alexander, of Strathclyde Fire and Rescue, said 25 firefighters were sent to the scene to pump floodwater into the Clyde. | |
| "The water board are turning off the water valves as quickly as they can locate them, but the whole operation will take most of the day," he said. | |
| "Our main aim is to remove the water as quickly as possible and at the same time ensure the safety of the public." | |
| The incident has caused serious disruption to Glasgow Nautical College and the cost of repairs could run into hundreds of thousands of pounds. | |
| Classrooms in the college, the underground car park and the swimming pool were damaged, as well as many cars parked in surrounding streets. | |
| I would be interested to know exactly how many people were without water today and for how long Bob DorisSNP MSP for Glasgow Acting principal, Richard Speight, said: "Mopping-up operations are now ongoing but the major impact to the college is the loss of power. | |
| "As this weekend is a holiday we have decided to close the college until Tuesday 30 September. | |
| "Those students who can go home are doing so. However there are approximately 175 students from overseas or distant parts of the UK for whom accommodation will have to be found. | |
| "We are obviously working to achieve this as a matter of priority and would expect all to be offered suitable accommodation by the end of today." | |
| SNP MSP for Glasgow, Bob Doris, said he was "deeply concerned" about the magnitude of the disruption. | |
| "Householders from Firhill in the west end right through to Rutherglen have lost their water supply. | |
| "I would be interested to know exactly how many people were without water today and for how long." | |
| Mr Doris said that he had been told the "expensive mop-up and repair operation" would "not affect the bills of ordinary customers". |