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| Building collapses in east London | Building collapses in east London |
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| A search has begun for trapped people after a four-storey building collapsed in east London. | |
| Emergency services were called to Commercial Road, Whitechapel, at 1640 GMT on Tuesday following reports of a building partially collapsing. | Emergency services were called to Commercial Road, Whitechapel, at 1640 GMT on Tuesday following reports of a building partially collapsing. |
| Sound tests are being carried out on the building to determine whether people are trapped inside. | |
| Six people have so far been treated for minor injuries at the scene but none needed to go to hospital. | |
| About six to eight metres of debris has fallen onto the pavement in front of the building, said emergency services. | |
| They also confirmed that the building was being rebuilt at the time of the collapse. | They also confirmed that the building was being rebuilt at the time of the collapse. |
| Commercial Road is blocked in both directions. | Commercial Road is blocked in both directions. |
| There are delays in the area, with all traffic being diverted along Whitechapel Road towards Mile End. | |
| It is also affecting the buses with routes 15 and 155 placed on diversion. | |
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