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| 'Gas leak' diverts marathon route | 'Gas leak' diverts marathon route |
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| The London Marathon had to be rerouted 200m after a suspected gas leak in a pub in east London. | The London Marathon had to be rerouted 200m after a suspected gas leak in a pub in east London. |
| Reports of a strong smell of gas at the Old Rose Pub on The Highway, Wapping, changed the course for the remaining runners at the 13 mile point. | Reports of a strong smell of gas at the Old Rose Pub on The Highway, Wapping, changed the course for the remaining runners at the 13 mile point. |
| But engineers investigated and found no leak. The area has now been given the all-clear. | But engineers investigated and found no leak. The area has now been given the all-clear. |
| About 35,000 runners set off on Sunday morning from south-east London and finish on The Mall, central London. | About 35,000 runners set off on Sunday morning from south-east London and finish on The Mall, central London. |
| London Fire Brigade said it was called at 0950 BST to reports of a strong smell of gas. | London Fire Brigade said it was called at 0950 BST to reports of a strong smell of gas. |
| Precautionary measure | Precautionary measure |
| Spectators had to be moved and parts of the road closed as Transco investigated the leak. | |
| The pub was taped off by police as the route was moved from one side of the highway carriage to the other. | The pub was taped off by police as the route was moved from one side of the highway carriage to the other. |
| A spokeswoman for Transco said any gas escape would have been internal and would not have posed a risk to the marathon route. | A spokeswoman for Transco said any gas escape would have been internal and would not have posed a risk to the marathon route. |
| However, it was decided to change the course as a precautionary measure. | However, it was decided to change the course as a precautionary measure. |
| The barriers were moved back to their original position after the all-clear was given. | The barriers were moved back to their original position after the all-clear was given. |