Dozens of homes without water due to burst pipe near Chorley

A pipe has burst in Dawber's Lane leading to a loss of water to dozens of homes in the Chorley area.
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Homes first lost supply shortly before 5am this morning (June 8) after a pipe burst in Dawber's Lane, which runs between Euxton and Ulnes Walton.

It means some homes in the area are currently without water and others are experiencing poor pressure.

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United Utilities has warned that repairs are taking longer than expected and the supply is likely to remain off until later this afternoon.

At 11.35am, a spokesman said: "Our engineers are still busy repairing the burst water main at Dawber's Lane.

"Unfortunately, due to the complex nature of the repair, work will be ongoing throughout the course of the afternoon.

"We’re sorry for the inconvenience, we’ll provide further updates once the repair has been completed."

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Engineers arrived on the scene to fix the leak at 6.55am after customers reported having no water since 5am.

Dozens of homes are currently without water due to a burst pipe in Dawber's Lane, near Chorley this morning (June 8)Dozens of homes are currently without water due to a burst pipe in Dawber's Lane, near Chorley this morning (June 8)
Dozens of homes are currently without water due to a burst pipe in Dawber's Lane, near Chorley this morning (June 8)

A United Utilities spokesman said: "We’re really sorry to interrupt your morning but some customers living in #PR7 #Chorley may have no water/poor pressure.

"Our leakage engineers have arrived at Dawber's Lane and are on the case which is taking longer than expected.

"Thanks for your patience, we’re working as fast as we can and hope to have your taps flowing again very soon."

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