{"id":4192,"date":"2019-03-21T00:26:19","date_gmt":"2019-03-21T00:26:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/?p=4192"},"modified":"2019-03-21T00:26:19","modified_gmt":"2019-03-21T00:26:19","slug":"burst-pipe-causes-flash-flood-at-battersea-power-station-site","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/burst-pipe-causes-flash-flood-at-battersea-power-station-site\/","title":{"rendered":"Burst pipe causes flash flood at Battersea Power Station site"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <em>Enquirer<\/em> has obtained dramatic footage of flooding at the Battersea Power Station site earlier this week after a water main burst.<\/p>\n<p>Site workers captured images of water cascading across the site which was flooded in minutes on Monday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Developer Battersea Power Station Development Company said it took 24 hours to pump the water out to allow work to resume on the job.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-mpu ad-mpu-inline\">\n<div class=\"sleeve\"><a data-ad-id=\"209475\" href=\"http:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/constructionenquirer\/adclick.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.faset.org.uk%2Fmembers%2Ffaset-member-list%2F%3Futm_source%3Dconstruction-enquirer%26utm_medium%3Dbanner%26utm_campaign%3Dconstructionenq-ads\" onclick=\"track_ad_click(this);\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/CE_FASET-MPU_FEB19.gif\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/V_gfINgd0SM\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Uoemrf027TM\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Mace is construction manager on the job and it is understood the part of site hit was a new heat rejection plant being built by blu-3.<\/p>\n<p>A Battersea Power Station Development Company spokesperson said: \u201cThere was a burst water pipe in an isolated area of the Battersea Power Station construction site on Monday afternoon which was quickly contained.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-mpu ad-mpu-inline\">\n<div class=\"sleeve\"><a data-ad-id=\"209475\" href=\"http:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/constructionenquirer\/adclick.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.faset.org.uk%2Fmembers%2Ffaset-member-list%2F%3Futm_source%3Dconstruction-enquirer%26utm_medium%3Dbanner%26utm_campaign%3Dconstructionenq-ads\" onclick=\"track_ad_click(this);\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/CE_FASET-MPU_FEB19.gif\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Through the efficient and collaborative effort by all those involved, the site was back up and running within 24 hours.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We particularly want to thank our construction manager Mace and the wider supply chain for going above and beyond to fix the issue.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-mpu ad-mpu-inline\">\n<div class=\"sleeve\"><a data-ad-id=\"158465\" href=\"http:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/constructionenquirer\/adclick.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.agd-equipment.co.uk%3Futm_source%3Dconstruction-enquirer%26utm_medium%3Dbanner%26utm_campaign%3Dconstructionenq-ads\" onclick=\"track_ad_click(this);\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/AGD300x250Master.gif\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-mpu ad-mpu-inline\">\n<div class=\"sleeve\"><a data-ad-id=\"128602\" href=\"http:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/constructionenquirer\/adclick.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Felfinkitchens.co.uk%2F%3Futm_source%3DConstruction%2520Enquirer%26utm_medium%3DMPU%26utm_campaign%3D100718%3Futm_source%3Dconstruction-enquirer%26utm_medium%3Dbanner%26utm_campaign%3Dconstructionenq-ads\" onclick=\"track_ad_click(this);\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Elfin_Construction-Enquirer-mpu_cyan-300x250-5.gif\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>from Construction Enquirer https:\/\/ift.tt\/2CsFhyS<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Enquirer has obtained dramatic footage of flooding at the Battersea Power Station site earlier this week after a water main burst. Site workers captured images of water cascading across the site which was flooded in minutes on Monday afternoon. 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