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| Pop star Duffy's former London house collapses | Pop star Duffy's former London house collapses |
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| A house once owned by the singer Duffy has collapsed into a pile of rubble. | A house once owned by the singer Duffy has collapsed into a pile of rubble. |
| The property in The Terrace, Barnes, south-west London, was reportedly undergoing a basement extension when it collapsed at about 11:53 GMT. | The property in The Terrace, Barnes, south-west London, was reportedly undergoing a basement extension when it collapsed at about 11:53 GMT. |
| Aimee Duffy has been registered at the address for the past four years on the electoral roll, but local estate agents said she had sold it. | Aimee Duffy has been registered at the address for the past four years on the electoral roll, but local estate agents said she had sold it. |
| The front elevation remains in a precarious position, London Fire Brigade said. No-one has been hurt. | The front elevation remains in a precarious position, London Fire Brigade said. No-one has been hurt. |
| Three people are reported to have left the neighbouring home, the fire brigade said. | Three people are reported to have left the neighbouring home, the fire brigade said. |
| The detached Georgian property has six bedrooms, four bathrooms and three reception rooms and sold in May 2014 for £3.5m, according to property site Zoopla. | The detached Georgian property has six bedrooms, four bathrooms and three reception rooms and sold in May 2014 for £3.5m, according to property site Zoopla. |
| Duffy is a Welsh singer-song writer who shot to fame in 2008 with the single Mercy and her debut record Rockferry won a Grammy award. | Duffy is a Welsh singer-song writer who shot to fame in 2008 with the single Mercy and her debut record Rockferry won a Grammy award. |
| Stephen Beard, who lives nearby, was walking his dog when he saw the building collapsing. | |
| He said: "I was able to get my camera out and take a photograph, which shows the dust blowing up from the collapsed building. | |
| "It was quite dramatic. I was going along for a peaceful walk and then this happens." | |
| Val Sancourt, from the Richmond campaign group Safer Basements, told the BBC there had been a proliferation of basements in the area, many of which had "caused substantial damage." | |
| The group said it was aware of windows being pushed out of alignment, doors jamming, large cracks in walls, a ceiling caving in, flooding and gas pipe leaks, apparently linked to basement extensions. | |
| She said: "We're not saying no basements ever, anywhere. We're not anti-basement per se. We're saying before you put in a basement you need to have had proper hydrological investigations. | |
| "If it can't be proved to be safe then applications should not be granted. It's got to the point in Barnes where everyone, as soon as a house is sold, is terrified." |