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| Beeston: Burst pipe sees water shooting over houses | Beeston: Burst pipe sees water shooting over houses |
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| Water fired over houses in Beeston after main bursts | Water fired over houses in Beeston after main bursts |
| Water fired over houses in Beeston after main bursts | Water fired over houses in Beeston after main bursts |
| About 10 properties in Nottinghamshire have been flooded after a water main burst. | About 10 properties in Nottinghamshire have been flooded after a water main burst. |
| Water was seen shooting metres into the air from the pipe near an area on Gwenbrook Avenue and Lime Grove Avenue in Beeston on Tuesday. | Water was seen shooting metres into the air from the pipe near an area on Gwenbrook Avenue and Lime Grove Avenue in Beeston on Tuesday. |
| Nottingham Express Transit (NET) said trams between Toton Lane and University Boulevard had been stopped. | Nottingham Express Transit (NET) said trams between Toton Lane and University Boulevard had been stopped. |
| Severn Trent said the leak was due to the actions of a third party, adding it was working to repair the damage. | Severn Trent said the leak was due to the actions of a third party, adding it was working to repair the damage. |
| High Road has been closed and tram services stopped | |
| Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service said people in the majority of the flooded homes had been evacuated. | Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service said people in the majority of the flooded homes had been evacuated. |
| It added nearby High Road had been shut, and that a cordon was in place. | It added nearby High Road had been shut, and that a cordon was in place. |
| Kathleen Collins, 99, was escorted from her home in Audon Avenue by firefighters. | |
| "I've lived here since 1939 and have never seen anything like it," she said. | |
| "I realised something was wrong when the drains in the garden started lifting." | |
| A number of roads in the area have been flooded | |
| A Severn Trent spokesperson said: "One of our larger pipes in Beeston has been damaged by a third party. | A Severn Trent spokesperson said: "One of our larger pipes in Beeston has been damaged by a third party. |
| "Our teams are currently on site, and we're working hard to keep our local customers on supply as we repair this damage, which we will complete as quickly as possible." | "Our teams are currently on site, and we're working hard to keep our local customers on supply as we repair this damage, which we will complete as quickly as possible." |
| Tram passengers can use tickets and passes on Orange line buses. | Tram passengers can use tickets and passes on Orange line buses. |
| The leak is on a piece of open ground where building work has taken place | |
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