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Article: 'We'll roll up our trousers then survey the damage' ; Shop managers hit out at water firm after leak closes stores
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- Lincolnshire Echo
- Article date:
- July 24, 2009
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SHOP managers have hit out at Anglian Water after a day of lost
takings and stock damage.
Firefighters were called to Lincoln's St Benedicts Square at 11am
yesterday after a water main burst outside women's fashion store Ann
Harvey.
Sandbags were provided to shop staff to prevent the water flowing
on to their premises, diverting some of the deluge into the High
Street, where it flowed into the drains.
Top Man, BHS and Ann Harvey had to close their doors, while one
or two customers waded across the water to reach The Cornish Pasty
Ltd and jewellery store Maya.
At The Tanning Shop there was a rush to make sure the sunbeds
were switched off and the electricity supply disconnected.
Many shop ...