Regent Street was closed to traffic between Conduit Street and Piccadilly Circus and up to 15 shops were blocked off by firefighters trying to clean up the leak following a mass rupture near Vigo Street.
Engineers soon isolated the main and stopped the water flow
A BBC spokesman commented Saturday night that 'He was sorry for the disruption' and that 'The cause of the rupture is not yet known.'
The spokesman said traffic management would likely be in place for at least two days, but that businesses were expecting to open normally on Sunday.
"It looks like the road exploded," were a few comments made by passers by. Not only have Bus routes been diverted but the thousands of tourists that visit Regent Street each year have been disappointed by the disruption to their shopping sprees!
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