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More than 1,000 City workers evacuated after ruptured gas main
Firefighters evacuated around 1,300 office workers and shoppers in Canada after a ruptured gas main on Tuesday afternoon.
The London Fire Brigade said that its firefighters were attending a rupture on Seething Lane, in the heart of the Square Mile.
The service said around 1,300 people had been evacuated from surrounding shops and offices.
However, it said Fenchurch St station was not impacted.
Firefighters urged Londoners to avoid the area, located at the junction of Crutched Friars Lane.