Engineers are today (Saturday 2 April) continuing to safely restore normal gas supplies to properties in the Drighlington area of Leeds.
All properties which we have been able to access have now been reconnected.
Remaining customers will have received a card through their letterbox and are asked to contact the Customer Care team on 0800 040 7766 and select option 3 and arrange a time for us to visit.
Homes had been experiencing low gas pressure after water entered a gas main on Wednesday 30 March.
Engineers have been working around the clock and the blockage has been cleared with around 700 litres of water pumped from the gas main.
Work will continue over the weekend to investigate the source of the water ingress and repair the main.
Customers in the BD11 area of Drighlington are no longer being asked to minimise their gas use.
Operations manager for Northern Gas Networks, James Knox, said: “Last night, we began restoring supplies to customers and that has continued today.
“Reconnection will involve engineers going into customers’ homes to carry out a safety check and relight boilers. If anyone is not at home, they can call the Customer Care team on 0800 040 7766 and select option 3 and arrange a time for us to visit.
“Our engineers will continue to work throughout the weekend to repair the gas main and we would like to apologise to customers for the inconvenience caused and thank everyone for their patience and understanding while we work to return gas supply to normal as soon as we can.”
The incident room at Drighlington Community Sports Club has now closed, but if you have any questions or concerns, please call the Customer Care team on 0800 040 7766 and select option 3.
Anyone who smells gas should call the National Gas Emergency Service on 0800 111 999.
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