Gas main breach during pole work

A BROADBAND company is investigating the cause of gas mains damage in Beverley which forced some nearby to spend the night away from home because of the smell.

A Connexin spokesperson said repairs had been carried out on the gas main, in Beverley Parklands, which was damaged in infrastructure installation works last Monday.

Northern Gas Networks Business Operations Manager Scott Kitchingman said there had been no impact to gas supplies to homes and businesses and engineers had made the situation safe.

People living nearby the damaged main took to social media after the breach to complain about the effects. One said: “Some have left their homes for the night and others are having to be checked for gas levels all night.”

Terrie Jones said: “It absolutely stinks of gas, no smoking signs all over. Hope it doesn’t blow.”

Nikki Spiteri said: “I walked past this afternoon. You can smell the gas it was very strong.”

A Connexin spokesperson said they had worked to keep disruptions to supply to a minimum. The spokesperson said: “We are aware of the incident and repairs have been carried out to ensure that the area is safe. We are unable to say more while the cause is under investigation.”

Mr Kitchingham said on Wednesday that their teams continued to be on hand to help affected households.

The manager said: “We attended an incident in Beverley Parklands, Beverley on Monday, March 11, where a third party had accidentally damaged a gas pipe in the area, causing a gas escape.

“Engineers made the situation safe and are working hard to repair the pipe as quickly as possible.

“There is no impact on gas supplies to homes and businesses in the area.”