Fire crews called to help pump out flood water after water pipe bursts

Two Dogsthorpe crews were called to Wisbech Road at 6.23am to help pump flood water away from properties and the road after the burst pipe yesterday morning, Tuesday December 13.

Anglian Water said the pipe was repaired and the water was back on by 2.50pm yesterday.

Fire crews are not always sent pumps to flooding - There has to be in excess of 150mm of water before their equipment can be used to pump water away, and there has to be somewhere to pump it to without it having a detrimental effect elsewhere.