A man became trapped in a west London house after its entire first floor collapsed, leaving the roof a storey lower.
The incident, in Hatfield Road, West Ealing, unfolded just after 3pm. London Fire Brigade's urban search and rescue crews rescued a man from the debris after searching the building, and paramedics took him to hospital.
A second man has been treated for minor injuries.
"The entire second floor of an end of terrace house under construction has collapsed to first floor level," said a fire brigade spokesman.
"The brigade’s urban search and rescue crews, like those that recently travelled to Nepal, are at the scene searching the building for any casualties."
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Station manager Chris Frewin, who is at the scene, added: "The urban search and rescue team have rescued a man who was trapped and he is being treated by the London Ambulance Service. Another man has also been treated for minor injuries.”
The brigade remains on the scene.
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