FIREFIGHTERS spent three hours pumping water from a flooded house near Selby today.
A crew from Selby were called to the house in Weeland Road, Kellingley, at 3am, when a pumping station failure combined with heavy rain cause a build-up of water.
When firefighters arrived, water was a few inches deep in the kitchen and living room, and a portable pump was brought in to keep the situation under control.
A spokesman for Selby Fire Station said: "Crews were there for about three hours maintaining the water level, but once the pumping station was fixed there was a sharp drop in the water level.
"This was a one-off problem. That area is particularly susceptible to flooding."
Updated: 12:28 Tuesday, July 01, 2003
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