Almost 200 vulnerable people have no gas during freezing temperatures after water main burst

The gas supply for around 2,000 homes in the suburbs of Stannington and Hillsborough was cut off on Friday when a water pipe burst and leaked into the gas main."We have received assurances from Cadent that each of these customers is being cared for and made comfortable while they wait for their supply to be restored.

Those on the priority services register are vulnerable people who need extra support. It comes as Cadent confirmed all homes that have been without gas will automatically get £130 compensation per day, while commercial properties will receive £210 per day.Separately, Yorkshire Water confirmed it will handle compensation claims for water damage and additional costs incurred.

On Thursday afternoon Yorkshire Water's director of water, Neil Dewis, was confronted by an angry resident as he joined other agencies' representatives for a press conference.Lyndsey Hudson said she found her house flooding at the weekend after a main burst, forcing huge amounts of water into the gas network.

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 to reduce leaks. He said the reason for the burst and how it came to affect the gas main is still under investigation.

Your audience may also want to know more about the dangers of ingesting (drinking) asbestos from the old asbestos cement (AC) water pipes. Grandmamavis

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