Gas leak prompted shop evacuation and road closure
EMERGENCY services attended a scene at Southend Road in Grays this morning (Thursday, 8 August) following reports of a gas leak.
Southend Road, between the junctions with Chadwell Road and College Road was closed while the leak was identified as a house on the College Avenue side of Southend Road.
Cadent gas engineers are now on scene (10am) and the road has been reopened.
In February 2022 there was a gas explosion at the Bilash Restaurant, which was among the buildings evacuated this morning, though the source of today's leak was a house across the road.
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