Overview

• Security staff closed the building on Thursday after court staff cited a lack of water and a public health risk.
• London Fire Brigade received the first of multiple calls around 5.20am and sent eight engines and about 60 firefighters.
• Flooding covered roughly a 200m by 100m area around Enford Street and York Street, affecting basement flats.
• About 14 residents from ground-floor and basement properties were evacuated as a precaution.
• Traffic restrictions are in place on Marylebone Road, Seymour Place, Crawford Street and Gloucester Place, and the public was advised to avoid the area.