Chapelhall: Emergency services and Scottish Water attend ongoing incident

At around 3am Scottish Water confirmed that they were on-site in the area following reports of a 'bad' burst water pipe at Main Street.

We are currently onsite in #Chapelhall #Airdrie #ML6 following reports of a burst water pipe at Main Street. Police Scotland are also in attendance. Due to this, customers in the local area may experience a disruption to the water supply this morning. https://t.co/Nqp7GzMb1b

— Scottish Water (@scottish_water) July 3, 2021

The utility firm said due to this, customers in the local area may experience disruption to their water supply this morning. 

They have since confirmed that alternative supplies have been introduced to maintain water supplies for as many customers as possible whilst repair work continues.

Excavation work to expose and repair the damaged water pipe will need to take place which has resulted in temporary road closures. 

Police Scotland were also in attendance.

Emergency services and Scottish water are in attendance at an ongoing incident in Chapelhall. There is currently no mains water being supplied to a large section of Chapelhall. Alternative supplies of water will be provided if required. Temporary road closures are in place.

— Police Scotland (@policescotland) July 3, 2021