London's Southwark Crown Court had to be evacuated early this afternoon after blocked toilet caused hundreds of gallons of water to pour through the centre of the busy building.
Just after noon water began flooding the area just outside Court One on the second floor, pouring through ceiling tiles and light fittings.
A court security spokesman confirmed: "Water was pouring in on the fifth floor and flooding the courtrooms on the floors below."
One of the ushers said: "I knew something was not right when I saw water pouring through where the lifts are on the fifth floor."
The jury dining room on the first floor also experienced flooding from above.
A decision was quickly made to evacuate the thirty year-old building cancelling cases in fifteen courtrooms and turning lawyers, judges, witnesses, defendants, court staff and visitors out onto the street.
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