Residents in Stannington have been without gas for six days and now face sub-zero temperatures.
Mary Aston, left, and friend Marie Hallam have been using an electric heater and blanket to stay warmAfter nearly 2,000 homes in Stannington, in Sheffield, were left without gas when a burst water main flooded the network six days ago, the BBC has been out to speak to some of those affected.
The council maisonette where the 30-year-old lives with his girlfriend, Holly Newbert, 31, their daughter Lily, eight, and Harry, is one of about 2,000 properties in Sheffield affected. On Wednesday, with overnight temperatures of -3C forecast, up to 1,500 homes between Stannington and Hillsborough were still without heating or hot water.
But Mr Hague says his family was allowed only one small heater due to fears a surge of electricity usage in the area could overload the network and cause blackouts.Josh Hague said his house was "so cold it's like you're outside at night" Her son, Tim Jones, who has been staying with his mother to look after her, says he is "deeply concerned for her welfare".Edna Jones is recovering from cancer and said the loss of heating had been "horrendous"
"I sort of panicked and did something really stupid - I tried to turn it off and turned the nob which works the central ring - and of course it all just exploded and went up in a big ball of flame," she recalls, sitting by an electric heater. "My kitchen was just filling with gas. I was scared because it was coming out so quickly."
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