Photographer Simon Lamrock captured the scene with emergency crews at the clean-up in Marylebone

A RESIDENT had to swim out of his home after a burst water main flooded several basements in Marylebone.

Eight fire engines and around 60 firefighters were called to Enford Street at around 5.20am yesterday, Thursday, after gallons of water gushed into the street.

London Fire Brigade said the bust affected an area of around 200 by 100 metres and multiple basement flats in Enford and York streets.

Fourteen people were helped to leave homes by the firefighters who also shut down Seymour Place and Upper Montague streets.

On “X” Jay Bansal said: “All basement flats flooded and submerged – water pressure broke all windows.

“I had to swim out of my basement room and all possessions gone.”

Waste-deep water could be seen pooling in basement flats with packages and belongings floating out of the submerged homes.

Westminster Magistrates’ Court also had to be shut down after water was cut off to the building in Marylebone Road in what court staff said was a “public health risk”.

Several hearings were postponed including the Manchester Arena bomb plotter Hashem Abedi who was due to appear in connection with an alleged prison attack.

LFB station commander Brien O’Keeffe advised the public to “avoid local area while the incident is being resolved”, and added: “Traffic restrictions are in place on Marylebone Road, Seymour Place, Crawford Street and Gloucester Place.”

Thames Water said: “We were first notified of the burst at 5.30am and our teams are currently working to repair this as quickly as they can. A specialist team of customer representatives and loss adjusters will be on site shortly to help customers affected by this issue.

“To keep the public and our teams safe, traffic management is in place while we work to resolve the issue. We are sorry for the impact this will have on traffic in the area.”

Westminster City Council said it was supporting residents.