Water main burst causes 100ft fountain towering over Burnley

A 100ft water jet shot into the sky above Burnley on Thursday morning after a digger ruptured a main water pipe.



Workmen looked on in amazement as the fountain of water gushed out of the ground on the Towneley Gardens building site.

Neighbours came out of their homes to watch the spectacular leak which could be seen for miles.



A spokesman for United Utilities said: “The main was damaged by workmen on a building site. Our engineers are on site working out the best way to isolate the burst.”

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