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| Hackney Wick bar collapse: 'I saw the roof coming down' | Hackney Wick bar collapse: 'I saw the roof coming down' |
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| Watch: People can be seen holding up slabs of wood after a floor collapsed in a Hackney bar | Watch: People can be seen holding up slabs of wood after a floor collapsed in a Hackney bar |
| Watch: People can be seen holding up slabs of wood after a floor collapsed in a Hackney bar | Watch: People can be seen holding up slabs of wood after a floor collapsed in a Hackney bar |
| Customers have described jumping to safety moments before a mezzanine floor collapsed at an east London pub. | Customers have described jumping to safety moments before a mezzanine floor collapsed at an east London pub. |
| Thirteen people were injured during the collapse at Two More Years bar, Hackney Wick, at about 16:50 GMT on Saturday. | Thirteen people were injured during the collapse at Two More Years bar, Hackney Wick, at about 16:50 GMT on Saturday. |
| Firefighters rescued seven people who were trapped after the collapse. Four people were taken to hospital. | Firefighters rescued seven people who were trapped after the collapse. Four people were taken to hospital. |
| One of those injured told the BBC: "I remember looking around and there was just dust and things falling and people screaming." | One of those injured told the BBC: "I remember looking around and there was just dust and things falling and people screaming." |
| Harriet McMahon, 29, said she was sitting directly underneath the mezzanine when the structure collapsed. | Harriet McMahon, 29, said she was sitting directly underneath the mezzanine when the structure collapsed. |
| "My boyfriend said there was some creaking - then there was a loud bang. | "My boyfriend said there was some creaking - then there was a loud bang. |
| "I tried to jump to safety but got hit by some falling stuff and we were just on the floor" | "I tried to jump to safety but got hit by some falling stuff and we were just on the floor" |
| "I remember seeing the whole of the roof just coming towards us. | "I remember seeing the whole of the roof just coming towards us. |
| "When the dust settled we were too scared to look around because I worried I would see a dead person." | "When the dust settled we were too scared to look around because I worried I would see a dead person." |
| Harriet McMahon said she "blacked out" after the mezzanine almost collapsed on top of her | Harriet McMahon said she "blacked out" after the mezzanine almost collapsed on top of her |
| Tasmin, who did not want to give her surname, said the table where she had been sitting was "completely crushed". | Tasmin, who did not want to give her surname, said the table where she had been sitting was "completely crushed". |
| "If we'd jumped to safety seconds later and it would have been a very different story," she said. | "If we'd jumped to safety seconds later and it would have been a very different story," she said. |
| "One of the hardest impacts was on our table." | "One of the hardest impacts was on our table." |
| Tasmin said she was unsure where she was hit by falling debris, but said she has been suffering from a headache since the collapse. | Tasmin said she was unsure where she was hit by falling debris, but said she has been suffering from a headache since the collapse. |
| A mezzanine floor in the single-storey pub in Roach Road collapsed | A mezzanine floor in the single-storey pub in Roach Road collapsed |
| Both Harriet and Tasmin said the collapse would not prevent them from going out in the area again. | Both Harriet and Tasmin said the collapse would not prevent them from going out in the area again. |
| "I reckon I'd have a quick second scan of the room now before agreeing to drink somewhere," Tasmin said. | "I reckon I'd have a quick second scan of the room now before agreeing to drink somewhere," Tasmin said. |
| "It's not something you can predict, but I'm not going to let it change my life." | "It's not something you can predict, but I'm not going to let it change my life." |
| A spokesman for Tower Hamlets Council said: "We are continuing to work with the emergency services and a structural engineer has been on site to assess the integrity of the privately owned building." | A spokesman for Tower Hamlets Council said: "We are continuing to work with the emergency services and a structural engineer has been on site to assess the integrity of the privately owned building." |
| A statement on Two More Years' Instagram account said the venue would remain closed "for now" and added: "Our thoughts are with everyone that has been affected." | A statement on Two More Years' Instagram account said the venue would remain closed "for now" and added: "Our thoughts are with everyone that has been affected." |
| It said "thankfully" no-one had sustained critical injuries. | It said "thankfully" no-one had sustained critical injuries. |
| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| London | |
| Tower Hamlets London Borough Council | Tower Hamlets London Borough Council |
| Hackney | Hackney |