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New Ferry explosion -
Partners continue to work with affected residents and businesses on recovery
phase
A number of shops and businesses in New
Ferry have reopened on 31 March 2017, less than a week after the explosion which
rocked the Village.
Some residents have also been able to regain access to their homes as the cordon
around the incident scene has been scaled back.
However, the blast site and immediate surrounding area will remain within a
cordon as Merseyside Police, Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service, Wirral Council,
the Health and Safety Inspectorate and National Grid continue their joint
investigation into the cause of the explosion.
A further meeting of affected residents and businesses will take place, on
Monday, 3 April 2017, at 5.30pm, at St Mark's Church, New Chester Road, New
Ferry. This is being facilitated by the New Ferry Town Team, working alongside
Wirral Council and other key partners in the recovery phase after this incident.
David Ball, Wirral Council's Assistant
Director, Environmental Services, is leading the Council's recovery operation
after the explosion and said:- "In the circumstances, we are really
pleased with the progress made in terms of getting a number of affected
residents and traders back into their premises. Everyone has been very patient
and supportive and this makes the work all agencies are doing that much easier.
Unfortunately for a number of other residents and businesses, it will be a while
longer before we are able to provide them with definitive information, but we
remain in regular contact with those and continue to do what we can to help."
Also as part of the recovery phase, partners will continue to operate a contact
point within New Ferry Village Hall throughout next week, for people to drop in
with any further queries or issues they may have and there will be staff on hand
to speak to. This will not be open over the course of this weekend; if anyone
has any urgent needs out of hours and on Saturday or Sunday, they should call
the Council's Emergency Duty Team on:- 0151 677 6557.
AskUsWirral are hosting an informal drop in / coffee evening this evening, at St
Mark's Church, New Ferry, for anyone affected by the explosion. There will be a
qualified counsellor on hand. There are 2 sessions, 5pm to 6pm and 6pm to
7pm.
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