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Homes evacuated after gas leaked | Homes evacuated after gas leaked |
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Up to 100 properties were evacuated after a gas leak was detected in south London in the early hours. | Up to 100 properties were evacuated after a gas leak was detected in south London in the early hours. |
Emergency crews were called to Balham after what Southern Gas Networks described as a "small" gas leak in the area at about 0200 GMT. | |
Police helped transport residents to Balham Leisure Centre. | |
A Wandsworth Council spokesman said the leak was fixed and Balham High Street has reopened. Residents are in the process of returning to their homes. | |
At the time of the leak a number of buses were drafted in by police to help take people away from the affected area. | |