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A gas leak in London’s West End has forced theatres to cancel performances and restaurants to close their doors.
About 1,000 residents have been evacuated after emergency services responded to a leak in St Martin’s Lane, near Leicester Square, just after 6pm on Tuesday.
The English National Opera has cancelled a performance of La Traviata at the Coliseum, and a showing of Quiz at the Noel Coward Theatre was also called off.
Always something going on - gas leak - St Martins Lane - again! pic.twitter.com/5VW8xaGq0p
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Two fire engines and two fire rescue units from Soho, Euston and Lewisham are dealing with the incident.
The Metropolitan police said officers were called out at 6.02pm.
A spokesman said: “We are attending with the London Fire Brigade (LFB). No-one is injured. There have been few non-residential evacuations.”
LFB said it had been dealing with an “ongoing incident” since 6.07pm.
