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Leicester Square Odeon's O 'gone with the wind' after storm | |
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An 'O' in the Odeon cinema's sign in London's Leicester Square was left in a precarious position after strong winds battered the building's tower. | An 'O' in the Odeon cinema's sign in London's Leicester Square was left in a precarious position after strong winds battered the building's tower. |
Firefighters had to abseil down the central London building to remove the five foot by four foot giant aluminium letter - the second O in the name. | Firefighters had to abseil down the central London building to remove the five foot by four foot giant aluminium letter - the second O in the name. |
London Fire Brigade was called at about 10:20 and the sign was safely removed by the team from Soho before 13:00 GMT. | London Fire Brigade was called at about 10:20 and the sign was safely removed by the team from Soho before 13:00 GMT. |
No-one was hurt in the incident which took place in a busy tourist area. | No-one was hurt in the incident which took place in a busy tourist area. |
Following the operation Odeon Cinemas tweeted: "Thanks @LondonFire for your help with our 'O' today, you are our herO's! The 'O' will be replaced in ODEON Leicester Square soon." | Following the operation Odeon Cinemas tweeted: "Thanks @LondonFire for your help with our 'O' today, you are our herO's! The 'O' will be replaced in ODEON Leicester Square soon." |
The cinema, which has been located at its current site since 1937, remains open, the company said. | |
A statement from Odeon said: "One of the 'O's outside our flagship Leicester Square site became wobbly and thanks to the help of the brilliant London Fire Service has now been safely removed. | |
"It will be replaced within the next few days. Until then we are operating as ODEN Leicester Square - the cinema is not affected and all screens are open as normal." |
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