Compromised steam line prompts road closures, evacuations in downtown London
Global News
Details remain limited, but emergency crews responded to the scene in the 200 block of York Street, near Clarence Street, shortly after 2 p.m.
London police closed off several streets and intersections and evacuated several buildings in the downtown core Friday following an incident involving what fire officials say was a compromised steam line.
Emergency crews were called to the scene in the 200-block of York Street near Clarence Street around 2 p.m.
No injuries have been reported as a result of the incident which involved a large steam line underneath the surface of the sidewalk, according to fire officials.
Police closed the intersections of Wellington and York and Dundas and Clarence to traffic in all directions as a result of the incident. The intersections remained closed as of 3 p.m.
The intersection of Horton and Wellington, just south of the CN Rail tracks, was also closed to pedestrian traffic for reasons that weren’t immediately stated.
Several buildings in the area were also evacuated as a precaution, the fire department said.
