London Road: Emergency services respond after building collapses on busy Sheffield street
Building turned to rubble on busy Sheffield street
Emergency services were deployed to a busy Sheffield street after a building collapsed overnight.
A number of flats on the busy street were evacuated after the collapse, but it is understood that nobody was injured.
The front of a terraced property on London Road has collapsed, with a large pile of brickwork landing on the pavement and road outside.
There are a row shops on the section of London Road where the incident unfolded.
South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue said in a statement this morning: “Firefighters formed part of a multi-agency response to reports of a partially collapsed building on London Road, Sheffield, overnight.
“One fire engine responded to the incident shortly before 1am.
“Several flats were evacuated as a precaution, but no one was hurt in the incident.”