Scottish Water say 5,000 customers in parts of Dunfermline and Inverkeithing, and other nearby villages have been left without running water today as the result of a burst water main.
Disruption to local water supply started at around 8 pm on Saturday evening after an 18 inch water main in Steedlend burst.
Water engineers have been battling to save the damaged pipe throughout the night, however, a secondary fault has now been identified that is leaving locals with loss of water or lower than normal pressure.
Scottish Water said: "A burst occurred at around 8pm on Saturday evening, starting to cause disruption to service for some customers in the area. Damage was located near Steelend, on an 18 inch water main that supplies the affected areas with water from the west.
"A team of engineers worked through the night to excavate the main and complete a repair but, following completion of this work at around 4am, a secondary fault was identified during attempts to restore normal supply to the area.
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"Work is now under way to bring water into the affected villages by road tanker, in order to restore supply to as many customers as possible via the local water network.
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