City centre street shut as bin fire causes gas leak
Gas engineers are set to attend the scene on the High Street in Southampton according to the fire service
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Buildings have been evacuated and a cordon has been put in place after a bin fire led to a gas leak in a busy city centre.
Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service said it was alerted shortly after 19:00 BST to a fire in a bin behind a commercial premises on the High Street in Southampton.
Crews from St Mary's, Hightown and Eastleigh arrived to extinguish the fire but found nearby gas units had been damaged leading to a leak.
Emergency services evacuated adjacent buildings and around 20 firefighters are working alongside the police, with gas engineers also set to attend the scene.
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