ENGINEERS are battling to fix a burst water main in Witney.
Thames Water confirmed around 800 homes had been affected by the burst water pipe which is in Ducklington Lane, at its junction with Station Lane.
It comes as the water company announces plans to introduce a hosepipe ban from April in a bid to save water.
Thames Water spokesman Simon Evans said: ”We are re-routing water into the area from other parts of our network so we can switch off water in the broken pipe and get on with repairing it.
“Unfortunately water supplies to customers at around 800 properties were interrupted this morning.
“We are really sorry to those people and to anyone else affected by this incident.”
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