WATCH: Home damaged after burst water main floods road
The side of a house has been ripped away after a torrent of water flooded a road in Tipton.
Flood water gushed along Park Lane West after a main burst spectacularly at around 2pm today.
People had to be evacuated near the burst main as crews battled through the waters to reach the scene.
The force of the burst shot water 20ft into the sky and into the side of a house.
Water smashed through the house leaving the stairway exposed and roof teetering.
Broken doors and bricks were scattered in the aftermath.
Park Lane West near Baker Street and Manor Road was closed into the evening by the flood waters later clean-up operation.
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Business owner Paresh Patel, who runs Paz Newsagents, said he had to hold the door of his shop shut to keep the majority of the water back.
But water did manage to get in and damage the floor and the cellar of the shop. There was also water damage to machinery inside.
"Everything in the shop has been damaged," he said. "And then depending on the date of the stock that's another thing.
"Hopefully the insurance will sort it out.
"We were not allowed further down the road due to the electrics and the water," he said.
