2007 Dean Farrar Street collapse

The 2007 Dean Farrar Street collapse, which occurred on 12 June 2007, was the collapse of the top two storeys of an office building in Dean Farrar Street, London.
Initial response
The immediate response to the incident was varied, and some witnesses believed the accident to have been a terrorist attack. It was later announced that the collapse was caused by a structural issue, related to the renovation work which was taking place at the time.
Casualties
The accident resulted in minor injuries to one person, who was taken to hospital. However, one further person was trapped in the building and was eventually removed after several hours of work by the emergency services. A young Romanian builder, Grigore Vraja, 21, who was working on the site, was badly injured and subsequently had a leg amputated as a result.
There were no fatalities as a result of the collapse, and a police spokesperson claimed it was "good fortune" that the accident had not proven to be more serious.<ref name="topof"/>

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