Ashford Marks and Spencer store flooded after heavy rain
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A major store was left flooded after last
night's rainstorms.
Drains outside Marks and Spencer at County Square, Ashford,
overfilled and the water went right back into sinks inside the
store's first floor.
Water then cascaded down the stairs and reached the shop floor
and firefighters were called in to pump the floodwater out.
However, the shop opened as normal this morning.
Firefighter Jim Sanderson said: "So much rain poured down that
the drains were flooded and manhole covers began lifting in the
street outside.
"The water then backed along the drains and overflowed from
sinks in the store's first floor, causing several inches of
floodwater.
"The water then poured down the stairs."
Firefighters were called to the incident at 10.30pm and one
engine from Ashford was sent to pump out the floodwater. They were
there until midnight.
Water had overflowed from three kitchen sinks and two more at a
toilets and cloakroom.
Mr Sanderson said: "Two or three staff had been in the store at
the time presumably stocktaking. They were taking buckets of water
out of the shop.
"The rain began to ease off later and the drains were able to
cope better."
Thursday, August 26 2010
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