Gas leak and sink hole in West Kilburn - list of streets where occupants can return home

From Brent Council

Emergency services were called to a gas leak on Malvern Road in West Kilburn at around 4.45pm on Thursday 4 January.

A burst water main and a 24-inch gas main rupture has caused a sink hole measuring around 4 metres in diameter and 4 metres deep. Around 190 properties were evacuated, and a 25-metre safety cordon was put in place.

The council worked closely with the gas company, Cadent, Thames Water and the London Fire Brigade to set up a rest centre for those affected.

Cadent has confirmed households on the following streets can now safely return home:

• Stafford Close, Stuart Road
• McDonald House, Malvern Road
• John Ratcliffe House, Chippenham Gardens
• Wiggins House, Malvern Road
• Doveberry Place, Malvern Road
• Shirland Road
• Malvern Road (numbers higher than number 55 only)

A safety cordon remains in place on the following roads and households are not able to return home yet:

• Malvern Road (numbers 54 and below)
• Malvern Mews

If your property is within the cordon and you are unable to stay with friends and family, please visit the rest centre at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, 1 Stafford Road, NW6 5RS.

Cadent engineers will continue to work in the area for the next few days to ensure the security of the gas pipes in and near the hole. A road diversion remains in place.

'Challenging and disruptive' 18 day works following a gas leak at Brent Cross begin tomorrow

 

Cadent Gas works on the A406 North Circular Road opposite Brent Cross Shopping Centre  are due to commence on Thursday 27^th October with works starting in the early hours. The closure involved is on the border of Brent so will affect residents.

 

Cadent recently identified a leak on one of their gas pipes on the North Circular, opposite Brent Cross Shopping Centre, just west of the Brent Cross Flyover. The leak was temporarily made safe  but there is now need to permanently repair the leaking pipe. To do this, they will need to reduce traffic to one lane in both directions. 

 

Brent councillors have been told that given the location and the significant traffic volumes, the works will be challenging and disruptive, something Cadent are fully aware of and are now actively preparing for.

 

Cadent predict the works will last approximately 18 days, and to ensure the disruption ends as swiftly as possible, their frontline teams will be working extended hours, 7 days a week.