"London Fire Brigade (LFB) station commander Kris Seymour said: "A burst 30-inch water main caused flooding up to 1m deep, affecting more than 50 homes and a hotel over a one mile area." London Fire Brigade He added: "Firefighters used specialist equipment, including an inflatable rescue boat to evacuate affected residents, and flood barriers to divert flood water, which has now subsided." LFB said the incident was "over for firefighters" by 05:23. Residents were taken to a local hotel."
"A Thames Water spokesperson said: "Our engineers on the ground have shut off the water to the pipe and are in control of the pipe as they prepare to carry out the necessary repairs. "Some properties have unfortunately been affected by flooding and we're very sorry to those impacted. Our customer support team is on the ground supporting residents and we will do everything we can to get things back to normal. "We are also delivering bottled water to properties on our priority services register.""
A large burst pipe near the Holland Park roundabout in west London flooded the area up to about 1m (3ft 2in) deep at around 03:55 GMT, affecting more than 50 homes and a hotel across roughly a one-mile area. Thousands of customers across multiple W postcodes experienced low or no water pressure. Forty firefighters used an inflatable rescue boat and flood barriers to evacuate residents and divert flood water; the incident was declared over for firefighters by 05:23. Thames Water shut off the pipe, began repairs, apologized, and is delivering bottled water to priority customers while supporting affected residents.
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