Video shows as water leak fountain shoots into air at busy Chesterfield road
Severn Trent are aware of the incident and are working to get the leak fixed.
Dunston Road residents woke up to a serious water leak on their street yesterday morning (Wednesday, October 14).
Footage from the scene shows water from the burst pipe shooting up high into the air.
Residents at nearby properties have reported discoloured brown water and low pressure.
The incident has been reported to Severn Trent.
Severn Trent have sent the following message to local residents: “We're sorry if you're experiencing no water, low pressure, or discoloured water.
“A burst pipe is causing this, and our engineers are on site working to fix it quickly.
“We apologize for the inconvenience.”
Severn Trent have issued an update this afternoon to confirm the leak was fixed.
A Severn Trent spokesperson said: “We’re sorry for the short disruption to supplies for a small number of our customers in Chesterfield, this was due to a burst which was fixed yesterday.
“The network is back to normal and our teams are working on repairing damage to the carriageway which we hope will be complete tomorrow.
“We want to thank everyone for their patience while we do this.”