About 4,700 people have been evacuated in the City of London after a gas leak.
The London Fire Brigade (LFB) said it was called at 10:55 BST to Old Broad Street, where crews found a ruptured six-inch gas main at a six-storey office building.
A Cadent gas spokesperson said the pipe was “severely damaged by a private construction team” and its teams are on-site carrying out repairs.
A 200m cordon has been established between Threadneedle Street and London Wall, with nearby buildings evacuated as a precaution.
The Cadent spokesperson added that the work which caused the damage “had nothing to do with Cadent or its pipework”.
