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| Gas supplies lost to 1,000 homes | |
| (about 4 hours later) | |
| More than 1,000 homes in a Northumberland town are without gas after floodwater got into the gas main. | |
| Residents in Rothbury are being warned it could be more than two days before all supplies are restored. | Residents in Rothbury are being warned it could be more than two days before all supplies are restored. |
| Northern Gas Networks said engineers were being hampered by heavy snow on roads in the area. | Northern Gas Networks said engineers were being hampered by heavy snow on roads in the area. |
| A spokesman said staff needed access to every affected property to ensure gas was turned off at the meter before supplies could be restored. | A spokesman said staff needed access to every affected property to ensure gas was turned off at the meter before supplies could be restored. |
| He said: "A district governor failed on Monday morning, which means we have upwards of 1,000 people without gas in Rothbury. | |
| Good neighbours | Good neighbours |
| "The situation is that we need access to every property to turn off the gas at the meter, and it is looking like this will take a couple of days to sort out. | "The situation is that we need access to every property to turn off the gas at the meter, and it is looking like this will take a couple of days to sort out. |
| "We would appeal to people to be good neighbours and ensure that the elderly or those with conditions like asthma are ok. | "We would appeal to people to be good neighbours and ensure that the elderly or those with conditions like asthma are ok. |
| "We have teams of engineers dealing with the problem, but the bad weather is obviously having an effect." | "We have teams of engineers dealing with the problem, but the bad weather is obviously having an effect." |
| A spokeswoman for the United Utilities, which operates the gas emergency system on behalf of the Northern Gas networks, added: "The source of the problem has been found and we're pumping the water out. | A spokeswoman for the United Utilities, which operates the gas emergency system on behalf of the Northern Gas networks, added: "The source of the problem has been found and we're pumping the water out. |
| "It's going to take some time to sort out because we have to switch off the gas of everyone who is having trouble. We then have to sort out the problem before we turn the gas back on in all the properties with a safety check. | "It's going to take some time to sort out because we have to switch off the gas of everyone who is having trouble. We then have to sort out the problem before we turn the gas back on in all the properties with a safety check. |
| "We're sending mobile heaters for the most vulnerable people." | "We're sending mobile heaters for the most vulnerable people." |