Water main bursts at hospital

20 November 2009

Just before 9.30am today (20 November 2009) a 50mm water main in one of the ground floor service rooms burst causing severe flooding to parts of the General Hospital ground floor.

Areas affected were the main corridor connecting the Parade entrance to the Newgate Street entrance, the Special Functions Room and the main dining room.

With help from the engineering staff, porters, domestic and catering staff, the flooded areas were quickly cleared of water and the water main was repaired, all within an hour of the incident.

Inpatient services were not affected, although visitors using the main corridor were asked to find alternative routes during the clean up operation.