1,300 people evacuated from workplaces near Fenchurch Street station after ‘gas main ruptures’

The scene on Tuesday evening

(Picture: London Fire Brigade )

Around 1,300 workers in the City were evacuated from their offices and workplaces on Tuesday after a major gas pipe ruptured.

Firefighters carried out the evacuations after a 24-inch gas pipe burst in the city’s Seething Lane, at the junction with Crutched Friars.