One Person Badly Hurt In Birmingham Building Collapse
8 May 2019, 19:20 | Updated: 8 May 2019, 20:22
Police were called to reports that a building on Vittoria Street in Hockley, had collapsed just before 6pm on Wednesday evening (8 May).
It’s understood that at least one person has been seriously injured.
Officers are currently at the scene with fire and ambulance colleagues. The health and safety executive have been informed.
Vittoria Street is closed to allow for emergency services to investigate the cause of the collapse. Members of the public are asked to avoid the area.
We should be getting an update from emergency services at the scene in #Hockley shortly #CapitalReports pic.twitter.com/ngLzOwr9xe
— Capital Brum News (@CapitalBIRNews) May 8, 2019
.@WMPolice, @WestMidsFire and @OFFICIALWMAS are still at the scene of a building collapse in #Hockley #Birmingham where one person has been seriously injured#CapitalReports pic.twitter.com/x4g93DBgoN
— Capital Brum News (@CapitalBIRNews) May 8, 2019
