Salt water main burst in Sheung Wan disrupts Bonham Strand area
A salt water main burst in Sheung Wan on Thursday evening, flooding streets and affecting Bonham Strand and Cleverly Street. Repairs began at 10.10pm with supply expected to resume by 4.10am Friday. Affected buildings include odd-numbered Wing Lok Street and Bonham Strand addresses.
A salt water main burst in Sheung Wan on Thursday night, sending water onto the streets and affecting the Bonham Strand and Cleverly Street area, the Water Supplies Department said.
Police received a report at 8.34pm of a burst pipe on Burd Street and notified the Water Supplies Department, which confirmed it was a salt water main. Large amounts of salt water spilled onto the road.
The Water Supplies Department suspended salt water supply in the area at 10.10pm for repairs, with supply expected to resume at 4.10am on Friday.
Affected buildings include those at 89-119 odd-numbered Wing Lok Street and 65-95 odd-numbered Bonham Strand.
Videos circulating online showed water flowing onto Cleverly Street and Bonham Strand. Earlier the same day, a water main leak was also reported on Wong Tai Sin Road near Ma Chai Hang Road, with netizens asking whether the incidents were happening in turn.
