City of London gas leak LIVE: Almost 5,000 evacuated as large cordon thrown up

Breaking NewsThe StandardJoe Palmer14 minutes agoRoughly 4,700 people have been evacuated in the City of London after a gas leak.

The London Fire Brigade said it was called at about 10.55am to Old Broad Street, where crews found a ruptured six-inch gas main at a six-storey office building.

A 200m cordon has been established between Threadneedle Street and London Wall, with nearby buildings evacuated as a precaution.

Two fire engines from Dowgate and Shadwell fire stations, along with a fire rescue unit from Bethnal Green, remain at the scene.

Several bus routes near the cordon have been disrupted and are on diversion, including route 21, 43, 100, 141 and 153.

The AA reported that the A1211 Wormwood Street is closed in both directions between A10 Bishopsgate (Liverpool Street) and London Wall / Bloomfield Street.