A WATER burst in Morecambe Road, Blackburn, left parts of the town dry.
Householders had began calling North West Water's emergency number complaining about lack of pressure, inspectors were investigating when a torrent of water burst through the road surface.
The 24-inch main had collapsed for the second time in two months.
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