Northway Primary School in Maghull, England, was forced to close today after a burst water pipe left the building without any water supply. Despite assurances from United Utilities that the water would be restored by this morning, staff discovered upon opening the school that there was no running water.
A primary school sent out an 'emergency message' to parents this morning, deeming it unsafe for children to attend.
However, upon opening the school early this morning, they discovered there was no water available in any of the buildings. Once aware of the situation, Ms McKenzie sent a message to all parents at 7:19am informing them about the onsite problems, it said: "Emergency message - School will be closed today."There is no water to either building due to the pipe burst under the front of school.
The ECHO contacted United Utilities, which confirmed there was a burst pipe at the front of the school last night. However, the ECHO understands the broken pipe is not part of the United Utilities network and is actually a private water supply pipe system. Nonetheless, United Utilities have offered support to the school and will provide guidance to any private contractors working at the site.
"We have also got an engineer in the area, and they are visiting the school this morning to give further advice.
School Closure Water Pipe Burst Northway Primary School Maghull United Utilities
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