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| Hundreds evacuated after 'huge' London gas leak | Hundreds evacuated after 'huge' London gas leak |
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| About 500 people were evacuated from homes in south London following what police described as a "huge" gas leak. | About 500 people were evacuated from homes in south London following what police described as a "huge" gas leak. |
| All three emergency services and the Red Cross remain at the scene following the leak in the Penge Lane and Queen Adelaide Road area of Penge. | |
| It was reported shortly after 22:30 GMT on Saturday. | |
| Residents were moved to four reception centres in a "large" evacuation, but some have started to return home. Road closures were also put in place. | Residents were moved to four reception centres in a "large" evacuation, but some have started to return home. Road closures were also put in place. |
| @MPSBromley tweeted: "Huge Gas Leak Penge Lane / Queen Adelaide Road. Houses being evacuated. Please avoid this area." | |
| A second tweet from the MPS Bromley account at about 02:00 said: "Road closures remain in place in #Penge .. 4 reception centres housing evacuee's. Community spirit pulling through. Updates to follow." | |
| Sgt Lance Chenery tweeted: "On scene with @MPSBromley dealing with a serious gas leak in #Penge #SE20 large evacuation of residents." | |
| Sgt Gareth Starr added some residents were moved from reception centres to hotels, with others escorted home by police officers from about 05:00 |