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Central London gas leak forces theatres and English National Opera to cancel performances

Showing of Quiz at the Noel Coward Theatre is among shows cancelled

Tuesday 03 April 2018 15:45 EDT
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Police and fire crews at the scene of the gas leak in St Martin's Lane
Police and fire crews at the scene of the gas leak in St Martin's Lane (Twitter/Media999E)

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Performances at theatres in London's West End have been cancelled after a gas leak.

People were evacuated from nearby locations after emergency services attended a leak in St Martin's Lane shortly after 6pm.

The English National Opera has cancelled a performance of La Traviata at the Coliseum, and a showing of Quiz at the Noel Coward Theatre was also called off.

The Metropolitan Police said officers were called out at 6.02pm.

A spokesman said: "We are attending with the London Fire Brigade (LFB). No-one is injured. There have been few non-residential evacuations."

LFB said it had been dealing with an "ongoing incident" since 6.07pm.

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