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| Derbyshire homes left without water after pipe bursts | Derbyshire homes left without water after pipe bursts |
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| Hundreds of homes were left without water after a major water pipe burst. | Hundreds of homes were left without water after a major water pipe burst. |
| The pipe on Bullbridge Hill in Ambergate, Derbyshire, burst shortly after 06:00 BST. | The pipe on Bullbridge Hill in Ambergate, Derbyshire, burst shortly after 06:00 BST. |
| Homes in areas of Belper, Ripley and Allestree were left without water for several hours, and the road was closed by police. | Homes in areas of Belper, Ripley and Allestree were left without water for several hours, and the road was closed by police. |
| Severn Trent Water engineers were sent to the scene to fix the damaged pipe and water supplies were restored shortly before 14:00 BST. | |
| The company said it had received reports from more than 700 homes who had been without water, however the number of homes affected could have been much higher. | The company said it had received reports from more than 700 homes who had been without water, however the number of homes affected could have been much higher. |
| A spokesman said engineers had diverted water around the network to get supplies back up quickly for residents. | A spokesman said engineers had diverted water around the network to get supplies back up quickly for residents. |
| Severn Trent previously apologised to customers "for the inconvenience to anyone affected by the burst pipe this morning as we know how important it is to have water right now". | Severn Trent previously apologised to customers "for the inconvenience to anyone affected by the burst pipe this morning as we know how important it is to have water right now". |
| "Our teams will now focus on fixing the pipe and getting everything back to normal," it said. | "Our teams will now focus on fixing the pipe and getting everything back to normal," it said. |
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