Saturday 13 October 2007
12.00 Longlands House and Corbett House, Barton Hill, Bristol
Crews from Temple and Speedwell were called to two
blocks of high-rise flats. On arrival they found the basement of
Longlands House flooded by approximately 300,000 litres of water.
The basement, which contains the heating system for the flats was
completely submerged. When the water was turned off it appears it
then travelled down hill via a service duct to the basement of
Corbett House, flooding that area too.
Crews spent around three hours on the scene pumping out water
from both basements. It’s thought it was caused by a burst water
main.
None of the flats had to be evacuated, but it’s thought the
water and heating systems were
affected.