People evacuated after burst water main floods homes in north London

Firefighters lead about 20 people to safety after being called to overnight incident in Belsize Road, Camden

People have been forced to evacuate from their homes because of a burst water main in a north London street.

The water main in Belsize Road, Camden, burst at 2.50am, causing flooding of up to half a metre in depth “across an area of around 800 metres”, London Fire Brigade (LFB) said.