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| People 'may be trapped' in rubble | People 'may be trapped' in rubble |
| (about 7 hours later) | |
| London Fire Brigade is continuing its search for people trapped inside a collapsed four-storey building. | |
| A brigade statement said search dogs on the scene gave "some indication" that someone may be trapped but there was "no conclusive evidence" of this. | A brigade statement said search dogs on the scene gave "some indication" that someone may be trapped but there was "no conclusive evidence" of this. |
| Emergency services were called to the scene on Commercial Road, Whitechapel, in east London, on Tuesday afternoon. | Emergency services were called to the scene on Commercial Road, Whitechapel, in east London, on Tuesday afternoon. |
| Emergency services said a minimal presence would remain at the scene overnight until dawn. | Emergency services said a minimal presence would remain at the scene overnight until dawn. |
| A spokesman said the building was being refurbished when three of the four floors gave way. | A spokesman said the building was being refurbished when three of the four floors gave way. |
| The London Ambulance Service treated 10 adults and one boy for shock and minor injuries. A 100m cordon remains in place around the building. | The London Ambulance Service treated 10 adults and one boy for shock and minor injuries. A 100m cordon remains in place around the building. |
| 'Loud bang' | 'Loud bang' |
| The collapse caused massive amounts of debris to fall on to the pavement. | The collapse caused massive amounts of debris to fall on to the pavement. |
| London Fire Brigade has launched an inquiry. | London Fire Brigade has launched an inquiry. |
| Part of the building fell against scaffolding on the front of the site, which was leaning against a lamp-post. | Part of the building fell against scaffolding on the front of the site, which was leaning against a lamp-post. |
| Eyewitness Ali Morris, landlady of the nearby Castle Pub, said her flatmate heard a "loud bang". | Eyewitness Ali Morris, landlady of the nearby Castle Pub, said her flatmate heard a "loud bang". |
| "You could see all the debris that had come out of the building and the scaffolding is leaning right over," she said. | "You could see all the debris that had come out of the building and the scaffolding is leaning right over," she said. |
| The A13 Commercial Road remains closed in both directions between A11 (Aldgate one-way system) and Canon Street Road. | The A13 Commercial Road remains closed in both directions between A11 (Aldgate one-way system) and Canon Street Road. |
| Traffic is being diverted along Whitechapel Road towards Mile End. | Traffic is being diverted along Whitechapel Road towards Mile End. |