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Water firm fixes damaged pipe near village

Laura HammondEast Midlands
News imageMichelle Gascoigne Water is shooting into the air from the ground. There is greenery around this. Michelle Gascoigne
Severn Trent said it had fixed damage caused by a third party

Damage to a pipe that caused water to spurt into the air near Nether Heage has been fixed.

Severn Trent said the damage had been accidentally caused by a third party.

Michelle Gascoigne, 54, of Nether Heage, said another villager had spotted "the fountain" at about 08:00 BST on Thursday.

At about 20:00, a spokesperson for Severn Trent said damage to the pipe had been fixed, adding no customer supplies had been affected.

Watch: Water plume shoots into air after pipe damaged

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