Double Whammy Of Disaster For Elermore Vale Resident

BY IAN CROUCH

Just days after water from a burst high pressure main flooded homes at Elermore Vale,  one resident has been left homeless after a devastating fire.

Fire crews from Cardiff, Lambton and Mayfield West were called to the single level townhouse on Taurus Street at about 4.30pm on Monday to find the villa well alight.

It's taken them about an hour to douse the flames which caused extensive damage to the townhouse.

The cause of the fire is not known at this stage.

Elermore Vale Residents Describe The Frightening Ordeal As Their Homes Are Flooded

BY IAN CROUCH

Hunter Water is working with Elermore Vale residents to help get them back in their homes after more than a dozen townhouses were inundated by a torrent of water early Friday morning.

About 15 villas in a townhouse complex on Taurus Street were swamped by a metre of water when a 50 millimetre water main burst just before 4.00am.

The force of the waist-high water smashed a window in one of the units, with one resident describing being woken by a loud bang before rushing to help her neighbours with young babies to flee their homes.

Hunter Water says the same unit block flooded in 2010 when a water main burst and they'll be carrying out an examination of the system to see what can be done to prevent breaks in the future.

Water Inundates Homes In Taurus Street. Picture Triple M

The Torrent Of Water Sweeps Through One Of The Units Picture: Triple M

Windows Blow Out As A Torrent Of Water Inundates Townhouses At Elermore Vale

BY IAN CROUCH

Residents of a group of townhouses at Elermore Vale have been woken by a torrent of water flooding their homes.

A water main burst just before 4.00am on Friday.

Windows blew out as thousands of litres of water inundated 12 villas in Taurus Street and Aries Way.

A woman in one of the townhouses could be heard calling out for help - it's understood she's been rescued.

Several residents were evacuated but thankfully, no-one's been injured.

Emergency services are still at the scene - Hunter Water crews have managed to shut off the water.