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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. | 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. | 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. | Six people have so far been treated for minor injuries at the scene but none needed to go to hospital. |
| Loud bang | |
| Steve Ware, from the London Fire Brigade, said: "We're trying to work out if there are people inside. We have no confirmation of anybody involved at the moment. | |
| "We have specialist teams actually in the process of using listening devices and we're considering what plan to adapt." | |
| About six to eight metres of debris has fallen onto the pavement in front of the building, said emergency services. | About six to eight metres of debris has fallen onto the pavement in front of the building, said emergency services. |
| Pub landlady Ali Morris witnessed the devastation | |
| The building was being refurbished when the first and second floors collapsed. | |
| Part of the building has fallen against scaffolding on the front of the site which is leaning against a lamp-post. | |
| Ali Morris, landlady of The Castle Pub, said: "My flatmate came and told me he'd heard a loud bang so we looked out of the window and the fire brigade were already coming out. | |
| "We came down, they sealed the road off and you could see all the debris that had come out of the building and the scaffolding is leaning right over." | |
| 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. | 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. | It is also affecting the buses with routes 15 and 155 placed on diversion. |
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