Yeah. It's That Close, I Could Probably Ask In Person.

Or, at least. Send a Miley round.

https://www.mylondon.news/news/south-london-news/thornton-heath-explosion-cordon-extended-24709281

But, seriously. Did no-one think to call the national "I Smell Gas" emergency helpline;

Freephone: 0800 111 999.

I'm not being funny. It's known as; "The Bystander Effect."

When something's so obvious. Everyone assumes someone else must have done it.

So no-one actually does it.

It's really one of the main reasons you have to pay to have wankers in hi-vis jackets and steel-toed boots at concerts & major sporting events. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPz2Rvm9944 (Old Alarm Clock, The Irish Brigade, Vol.6, Audio, Topic).