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.
Nearby Fenchurch Station was not affected by the leak, said the London Fire Brigade.
In its latest update at 5pm, the Brigade urged residents to avoid the area as the incident was being dealt with.
Update: Around 1,300 people have been evacuated due to the 24 inch gas main that has ruptured on Seething Lane junction of Crutched Friars. Fenchurch Street station is not affected. Please avoid the area if possible. pic.twitter.com/NO1lt50Jr1
— London Fire Brigade (@LondonFire) December 20, 2022
Pictures showed residents of a hotel affected by the evacuation waiting in a nearby park with blankets as the leak was being dealt with.
It was not immediately clear on Tuesday evening when those affected would be allowed to return to their workplaces.
“Around 1,300 people have been evacuated due to the 24 inch gas main that has ruptured on Seething Lane junction of Crutched Friars,” said the London Fire Brigade.
“Fenchurch Street station is not affected. Please avoid the area if possible.”
