Updated July 8th, 2020 at 22:44 IST

Rescue teams at crane collapse site in London

London Fire Brigade Assistant Commissioner Graham Ellis said search-and-rescue crews were using specialized equipment to search the properties as part of “a complex rescue operation” on Wednesday afternoon

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A 20-meter (65-foot) crane collapsed onto a block of apartments under development and two houses in east London, injuring four people and leaving one person missing, authorities said on Wednesday.

London Fire Brigade Assistant Commissioner Graham Ellis said search-and-rescue crews were using specialized equipment to search the properties as part of “a complex rescue operation” on Wednesday afternoon.

The London Ambulance Service said four people were treated, including two people taken to the hospital with head injuries.

Crews and a team of specialist paramedics who work in hazardous environments were at the scene in the Bow neighbourhood.

 

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Published July 8th, 2020 at 22:44 IST