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| Between a rock and a bed place: giant boulder smashes through bedroom wall | Between a rock and a bed place: giant boulder smashes through bedroom wall |
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| A giant boulder weighing several tons has smashed through the wall of a man’s bedroom. | A giant boulder weighing several tons has smashed through the wall of a man’s bedroom. |
| Firefighters were called to the home in White Rock on the seafront in Hastings, East Sussex, at about 3pm on Thursday after reports the structure of the building was dangerous. | Firefighters were called to the home in White Rock on the seafront in Hastings, East Sussex, at about 3pm on Thursday after reports the structure of the building was dangerous. |
| During a significant rockfall, the boulder hit the back of the building and broke through the wall into the occupier’s bedroom, the fire service said. | During a significant rockfall, the boulder hit the back of the building and broke through the wall into the occupier’s bedroom, the fire service said. |
| The rock ploughed a hole through the wall, covering the bed with broken masonry and debris. | The rock ploughed a hole through the wall, covering the bed with broken masonry and debris. |
| Firefighters and building inspectors ruled the building was structurally unsafe and all the residents were evacuated. | Firefighters and building inspectors ruled the building was structurally unsafe and all the residents were evacuated. |
| The man living in the property told East Sussex fire and rescue service (ESFRS) it had been a lucky escape because he would usually have been home at the time of the rockfall but he had been out for the day. | The man living in the property told East Sussex fire and rescue service (ESFRS) it had been a lucky escape because he would usually have been home at the time of the rockfall but he had been out for the day. |
| ESFRS said: “At 3.06pm firefighters from Hastings and Battle were called to a residential property on White Rock, Hastings, following reports of a dangerous structure. | ESFRS said: “At 3.06pm firefighters from Hastings and Battle were called to a residential property on White Rock, Hastings, following reports of a dangerous structure. |
| “Following a significant rockfall at the rear of a property, a rock weighing several tons had hit the building and destroyed a bedroom.” | “Following a significant rockfall at the rear of a property, a rock weighing several tons had hit the building and destroyed a bedroom.” |
| Following the evacuation, a further structural assessment of the building together with an inspection of the cliff face was due to be carried out by Hastings borough bouncil. | Following the evacuation, a further structural assessment of the building together with an inspection of the cliff face was due to be carried out by Hastings borough bouncil. |
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