MORE than 60 people had to be evacuated from their homes today following a serious gas leak.
MORE than 60 people had to be evacuated from their homes today following a serious gas leak.
Around 30 houses in Laindon near Basildon were evacuated at around 5.30pm after the air around a derelict property was found to be highly flammable due to the large amount of gas present.
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