Dumped suitcases caused River Calder sewage leak

Four suitcases dumped into a sewer successful West Yorkshire caused sewage to flood into the River Calder.

The luggage was recovered blocking a drain successful Engine Lane, Horbury, connected Wednesday and caused wastewater to backmost up and spill retired via an overflow.

Yorkshire Water said it took 3 hours to region the items and instrumentality the sewer to normal.

The steadfast said: "It is captious radical bash not usage the sewer web arsenic a mode of getting escaped of unwanted items."

Miles Cameron, caput of lawsuit tract services astatine Yorkshire Water, added: "We judge a screen was removed to let these items to beryllium disposed of into the sewer.

"Unfortunately, they caused a important blockage wrong the network, which led to wastewater being discharged into the River Calder.

"Thankfully our teams responded rapidly to alerts that indicated a occupation with the overflows and were capable to region the items and instrumentality the web to afloat moving order, stopping the discharge to the river."