Aproape 1.500 de persoane au fost evacuate marţi dintr-un hotel şi un club de noapte şi două staţii de metrou au fost închise în urma unor scurgeri de gaze în centrul Londrei, relatează PA, Reuters şi AFP, potrivit agerpres.
Literally chaos. Crush on the stairs. Security being knocked aside.
— joshwa (@joshaaronr) January 23, 2018
Staţia Charing Cross, pe unde circulă zilnic zeci de mii de persoane, a fost închisă, la fel şi staţia Waterloo.
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Strand, o arteră importantă care face legătura între Trafalgar Square şi podul Waterloo, a fost închisă circulaţiei şi populaţia a fost sfătuită să evite zona.
I’m staying at amba hotel at Charing cross. The whole hotel was evacuated. We’re now relocated to a nearby hotel out o the leaking zone. #gasleak
— Tavinho Costa (@tavinhocosta) January 23, 2018
Pompierii au fost chemaţi la faţa locului după ce a fost detectate niveluri ridicate de gaze pe strada Craven, lângă staţia Charing Cross.
Disruption caused by gas leak in #Strand expected to last some time. Officers continue to assist @LondonFire & partner agencies. Cordon and road closures remain in place as a precaution – members of public/ motorists advised to avoid area.
— MPS Westminster (@MPSWestminster) January 23, 2018
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‘A fost descoperită o fisură la o conductă de gaze. Ca măsură de precauţie, circa 1.450 de persoane au fost evacuate dintr-un hotel şi un club de noapte. Strand este închisă complet şi am cerut populaţiei să evite zona’, a declarat un purtător de cuvânt al pompierilor.
There remains high levels of natural gas in buildings nearby #CharingCross station so that stays closed. #Strand is closed to vehicles & pedestrians #rushhour https://t.co/BstLLR9N7Q pic.twitter.com/fCFoPXlhop
— London Fire Brigade (@LondonFire) January 23, 2018
‘Lucrăm cu serviciile de urgenţă şi o zonă închisă traficului a fost instituită ca măsură de precauţie’, a declarat un purtător de cuvânt al companiei de gaze Cadent. ‘Hotelul Amba, apartamentele din apropiere şi staţia Charing Cross au fost evacuate’, a adăugat el.
UPDATE: Major disruption caused by an earlier gas leak and exclusion zone around Charing Cross station. This is causing delays and cancellations to trains into and out of London Charing Cross this morning with trains diverted to alternative terminals. pic.twitter.com/EDrbMAsNH1
— Southeastern (@Se_Railway) January 23, 2018
#CharingCross station is closed & #Strand is shut off due to high levels of natural gas coming off of a ruptured gas main in Craven Street, WC2. Please avoid the area & find alternate travel routes https://t.co/BstLLR9N7Q pic.twitter.com/dAjOBWKpRm
— London Fire Brigade (@LondonFire) January 23, 2018
The police and Fire service are dealing with a gas leak in the Strand, WC2. A cordon is in place and members of the public are advised to avoid the area at this time. A rest centre has been set up for affected residents at the Queen Mother’s Sport centre, in Vauxhall bridge Rd.
— Westminster Council (@CityWestminster) January 23, 2018
