Dozens of oldsters are trapped in autos and restaurants after a slay pipe burst in Hammersmith, west London.
Police are combating residents residing on the flooded avenue from coming into their properties as there may per chance be a probability of electrocution.
Photos and footage from the scene repeat that the house on Kings Avenue, shut to Ravenscourt Park tube region, is entirely flooded, with one Twitter user asserting water stages came as much as as excessive as Four foot.
A spokesman for the London Fire Brigade hold acknowledged there are 35 firefighters and officers within the house.
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Dozens of oldsters are trapped in autos and restaurants after a water pipe burst in Hammersmith, west London
Right here, a community of oldsters are being carried to security in a rescue boat after Kings Avenue change into once flooded. Police are combating residents residing on the flooded avenue from coming into their properties as there may per chance be a probability of electrocution
Hammersmith and Fulham Police hold acknowledged the disruption is anticipated to final for ‘no longer much less than the following Four hours’.
Thames Water tweeted: ‘We’re mindful a few necessary burst within the house by Ravenscourt Park tube region on Kings Avenue. Engineers are on their draw and can strive to personal the leak and open repairs. There may per chance be a police presence on location and we’re mindful about flooding within the house.’
The Metropolitan police hold told motorists to rating a ways from the house, and added that police are attending the scene.
One Twitter user residing within the house claimed that the leak started as early as 11.30am.
One Twitter user claimed the water stages had reached as excessive as Four foot in some areas
One individual tweeted: ‘Wow, very extreme flooding, other folks being rescued from their properties in rescue boat #hammersmith #kingstreet #flood #W6’
One other acknowledged: ‘Spherical Four toes of water on the roads has compelled authorities to shut down Hammersmith Kings Avenue.’
Clips hold emerged of residents being transported out of their properties in rescue boats.
James McConnell, tweeting a video of the flooding, acknowledged: ‘Main flood in #Hammersmith King Avenue Smells adore sewage.’
One other individual wrote: ‘Wow, very extreme flooding, other folks being rescued from their properties in rescue boat #hammersmith #kingstreet #flood #W6.’
A spokesman for the London Fire Brigade hold acknowledged there are 35 firefighters and officers within the house
Primarily based on Thames Water, the water provide has been affected in postcodes W4, W2, W11, W8, W9, W6, TW8, W3, W12, W14, W8, SW5, SW7, W10, HA9, NW10, NW6, NW8, NW1, W1H, W1U, W1A, W1B, WC1E,SW1A, SW1Y, W1C, W1F, W1J, W1S, WC2N, W1K and SW13.
Lots of Twitter customers were tweeting the Thames Water social media epic to roar they have not any water or low water stress of their properties.
Engineers from Thames Water were despatched to the scene.
One Twitter user residing within the house claimed that the leak started as early as 11.30am. One other user tweeted: ‘Main flood in #Hammersmith King Avenue Smells adore sewage’
Lots of Twitter customers were tweeting the Thames Water social media epic to roar they have not any water of their properties
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