The earlier closure wasn't due to a gas leak, it has been confirmed
Since earlier this afternoon Central Drive in Blackpool has been closed amid reports of a 'gas leak'. This was then confirmed by Blackpool Council earlier today, with a statement reading: "Please note, Central Drive between Havelock Street and Reads Avenue is closed until further notice due to a gas leak.
However, as investigations into the situation have taken place, it has since been discovered that the road closure was due to flooding in a hotel basement. Accoding to gas company, Cadent, in order for the emergency services to deal with the water that had flooded the basement, the fire service was required to close the road.
Despite this, Cadent were still asked to check the local gas infrastructure. In their investigation, they did discover a "very small" gas leak on a pipe, but this was "not of a scale" to require a road closure.
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