Water gushes from burst main in Oxford

A huge plume of water was sent gushing into the air when a main burst near a popular park in Oxford.

Thames Water said its engineers responded to reports of the problem in Rymers Lane in the early hours of Wednesday.

The company said an emergency road closure had been put in place, with teams on site to “make the necessary repairs”.

Nearby Iffley Academy school has closed for the day, and said it was in the process of sending its students home.

Thames Water said its engineers were working to stop the flow of water before locating and fixing the damaged section of pipe.

“We would like to assure customers we are working to reopen the road as quickly and safely as possible and are sorry for any inconvenience this has caused,” the water company said.

It added customers water supply should not be impacted by the incident, but warned they may experience low pressure during the repairs.