More Keighley businesses were subjected to flood damage this week after a burst main sent torrents of water down a town centre street.

The burst main in Market Street sent water gushing out on to the road in Low Street and into nearby businesses on Wednesday.

Greggs and The Halifax, both in Low Street, were the only two businesses directly affected by the flooding.

The Halifax was shut for an hour while staff mopped up the water, but Greggs was forced to remain closed for the rest of the day as employees tended to the damage.

But stalls in Keighley Market and other businesses in the Airedale Centre and surrounding area were left without water for several hours while Yorkshire Water repaired the burst pipe.

Nigel Auty, manager of Market Fruits, was one of the first people at the incident and alerted Yorkshire Water to the problem.

He said: "Water just started coming up through the road and lifted the road right up. It was coming out from under the road and went down Market Street."

He and another business owner moved their cars to prevent other cars from driving into the flash flood.

Mr Auty added: "It was definitely something of a torrent. I was shocked and amazed at the sheer speed of the water.

"The road just subsided and if felt something like an earthquake. The wheels of some cars were just sinking into the road."

Firefighters from Keighley station attended the incident.

A fire spokesman said: "The problem was that the force of the water had lifted the road and water was coming out down Market Street and accumulating at the back of Greggs and The Halifax.

"We prevented the situation from deteriorating and we were pumping water out of the premises and arranging for employees to continue the mopping up."

Keighley town centre wardens were also on hand to help with the clean up operation.

The spokesman added: "The new town centre wardens were of a great help in directing traffic and keeping the crowds back."

A spokesman for Yorkshire Water said: "The water was turned off but the majority of businesses had their water restored by early afternoon."

Bradford Council has praised the work of the new street wardens for their role in the operation.

A council spokesman said: "The street wardens were the first on the scene to alert the fire service and they were also on hand to direct traffic and keep the public back from the area."