More than 200 homes left without gas power in Haywards Heath after flooding

According to supplier SGN, 259 homes in Bolnore Village lost their gas supply yesterday (September 9) afternoon.

The provider said affected homes had been visited to turn off all gas at the meter and stressed it was 'very important' residents do not try to use their gas while engineers dealt with the emergency.

As of 9.15pm last night, SGN said engineers had removed more than 1,800 litres of water from the flooded gas pipes, with work continuing overnight.

As of 2.30pm today (September 10), gas supplies had been reconnected to 30 homes, with work continuing to bring people back up to speed this afternoon and into the evening.

SGN said: "There is still pockets of water remaining in the pipes and we need to remove this before we can safely reintroduce gas to everyone affected by this issue.

"For those customers in Bolnore Village without your water supply, there's more information available on South East Water's website.

"Thank you for your continued patience and understanding while we've worked to repair the damaged pipes and restore gas supplies."