A BURST water pipe caused flooding in an Ellesmere Port town centre store.

Firefighters were called to Dorothy Perkins in Rivington Road at 6pm yesterday (Monday, December 27).

A pipe connected to the water tank on the third floor of the premises had burst and was leaking down to the shop floor.

Crews isolated the water supply, called a plumber and helped to move stock. They left the scene at around 9pm.