A man in London who heard a “loud sound” was shocked when he opened his window to find a three-storey terraced house nearby had collapsed.
A man, 31, who lives close by and who did not wish to be identified, told the PA news agency that the incident was “very scary”.
“All I heard was a loud sound and the building I live by shaking like there was an earthquake. It was very scary,” he said.He added that the emergency services arrived on the scene quickly.“[Within] 10 to 15 minutes [they] were already gathering,” he said. He added: “The police instructed us to stay away from the window facing the building for now until further notice.”
Most of the roof of the building had fallen down, apart from a steel beam connecting the outer wall to a neighbouring property.London Fire Brigade said about 60 firefighters were at the property where the collapse had occurred at the rear from roof level to the ground. Station Commander Jon Singleton said: “In hot and humid conditions, crews from our urban search and rescue teams worked tirelessly, alongside our drone team and police search dogs, to ensure that there were no casualties trapped under the rubble.Fire crews from Kentish Town, East Ham, Islington, Edmonton, Battersea and East Ham fire stations attended.
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