Bubbling water near a housing estate has left homeowners baffled. The water, which appears to be emerging from a hill near their properties, is also creating a huge stench in the local area.
The smell has been so strong it has left local people demanding answers. Local resident Megan Duffin shared footage of the bubbling water on Facebook, asking if anyone had any idea what was causing it, Liverpool Echo has reported.
Megan, who lives further up from the site, said she first noticed the smell a couple of days ago, before realising the water emerging. After filming the water bubbling, she shared the footage in a local group, saying: "Can anyone explain this?
"It’s the hill opposite Domville next to the school. Down the hill on the road there’s water going to the drain from (I’m guessing) the water under the hill? But it’s bubbling and has a strange smell too.
Megan added: "It had a strange smell. Kind of sewerish or like my son said 'scrambled egg' smell."
The mum added that she was concerned the flooded area, in Prescot, Liverpool, was becoming so waterlogged that a sinkhole could develop. She said this was especially dangerous as an unofficial path through the hill was often used by parents and children taking a shortcut to a nearby school.
Megan said she was also concerned water was now starting to run off from the hill, heading in the direction of homes in the area. Her post in a local Facebook group prompted dozens of comments from other concerned local residents.
One person said: "There is a vile smell.. I tried to get a ball out for two boys the other day" adding that she had noticed a drain cover nearby. Another said they had noticed the smell while driving their taxi, while others stressed the importance of getting it reported because it could pose a risk to local residents.
Megan said that after posting the video she then reported the flood of water to United Utilities, which has now confirmed it will be visiting the site in the coming days. She said there were "too many houses around there for me to leave it alone".
A spokesperson for United Utilities said: "A leak was reported to us in Prescot this morning and our teams will be visiting the area to investigate.”
