Residents back home after bin fire causes gas leak

People have been allowed back into their homes and businesses have reopened after a fire in a bin caused a gas leak in a city centre.

The fire behind shops on Southampton's High Street broke out on Wednesday at about 19:00 BST.

As firefighters put out the blaze, they found a gas supply unit had ruptured and worked to help get residents from nearby homes to safety.

SGN said engineers quickly isolated the leak by disconnecting the supply. Cordons were lifted and residents were allowed back into their homes at about 23:00.

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