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| Man dies in fall from upper floor of London Stock Exchange | Man dies in fall from upper floor of London Stock Exchange |
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| Police are investigating after a man fell to his death from an upper floor of the London Stock Exchange. | Police are investigating after a man fell to his death from an upper floor of the London Stock Exchange. |
| The circumstances surrounding the incident on Tuesday morning were not clear but City of London police said they did not believe them to be suspicious. | |
| The force said: “We were called to the London Stock Exchange in Paternoster Square on Tuesday 15 August at 9.58am to a report of a man who had fallen from an upper floor in the building to the ground. | The force said: “We were called to the London Stock Exchange in Paternoster Square on Tuesday 15 August at 9.58am to a report of a man who had fallen from an upper floor in the building to the ground. |
| “London ambulance service attended and the man was pronounced dead at 10.10am. | “London ambulance service attended and the man was pronounced dead at 10.10am. |
| “The City of London police is currently investigating the circumstances around the death and the incident is being treated as non-suspicious. We are now working to inform the man’s next of kin.” | “The City of London police is currently investigating the circumstances around the death and the incident is being treated as non-suspicious. We are now working to inform the man’s next of kin.” |
| According to the Sun, the man fell from the seventh floor of the building, in the Square Mile, into the lobby. | According to the Sun, the man fell from the seventh floor of the building, in the Square Mile, into the lobby. |
| The London Stock Exchange said: “We can confirm an incident this morning where a London Stock Exchange Group colleague fell from an upper-floor balcony and died. | The London Stock Exchange said: “We can confirm an incident this morning where a London Stock Exchange Group colleague fell from an upper-floor balcony and died. |
| “The emergency services were called immediately and are dealing with the incident. We will continue to offer them every support and cooperation possible. | “The emergency services were called immediately and are dealing with the incident. We will continue to offer them every support and cooperation possible. |
| “Our thoughts and condolences are with the family and friends of our dear colleague. We would ask that the privacy of the family of the deceased be respected at this time.” | “Our thoughts and condolences are with the family and friends of our dear colleague. We would ask that the privacy of the family of the deceased be respected at this time.” |