Stuart Maisner
BBC Live reporter
Major disruption to and from Charing Cross station in London will continue until approximately midday because of the emergency services dealing with a gas leak in the area.
Waterloo East is also closed.
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Thani Spacey, a personal assistant at an office in the Strand, had just completed a 90-minute commute from Leigh-on-Sea in Essex to get to work early.
"I'm frustrated to say the least," she said. "I've just had a text from work but why didn't we hear earlier?"
Richard Okyere, 60, works as security officer on the Strand. He told the BBC he was in the building when he was alerted to a smell.
"My colleagues led me to the back of the building. The whole area smelt of gas, and we called the site engineers who came to investigate."
Danny Pike
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Marie Jackson
BBC News
It's a wet start to the day in central London but it's the road closures not the rain that's causing big problems for many.
Fire engines line either side of the Strand and a 100m police cordon is in place. Police are letting a steady trickle of workers to cross, but there's no way through for pedestrians along the Strand or down Northumberland Avenue.
Fire crews have been on the scene since 02:00 GMT. Station manager Brett Loft said 1,000 people had been evacuated from a club as well as Charing Cross hotel. He said it had been a "calm scene, with all going as we would like".
His advice to commuters - seek an alternative route. "It's difficult to say how long the cordons will stay up - we're waiting for the gas authority to locate the leak," he added.
Commuters are facing major disruption after a gas leak closed parts of London's West End.
Roads are closed and Charing Cross station is shut. Police manning the cordons say they may not be lifted for another four to five hours.
About 1,450 people were evacuated from a nightclub and hotel after the leak was discovered on Craven Street, just off Strand, shortly after 02:00 GMT.
A ruptured gas main has been detected, London Fire Brigade said.
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Stuart Maisner
BBC Live reporter
Severe disruption is expected on train services into London this morning.
Charing Cross and Waterloo East stations are both closed until further notice due to a gas leak in a nearby road.
Services are being diverted into Victoria, Cannon Street and Blackfriars stations and some services may be delayed or cancelled as a result.
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