Burst water main leaves families without water in Basildon

The pipe has burst in Sparrows Herne, Basildon leaving homes without running water.

A number of resident took to social media to post about the incident.

Gym Club Kingswood posted online telling residents and customers it has water and they can use the services.

Essex and Suffolk Water says engineers are on scene dealing with the incident.

⚠️ #SS16 #Basildon ⚠️

Emergency repair required

Water supplies in the area are currently being affected by a burst water main in #SparrowsHerne

We currently expect to restore supplies by 08:30 but will provide further updates as available

Thanks

— Essex&Suffolk Water (@eswater_care) November 7, 2019