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| Wall collapse blocks city street | Wall collapse blocks city street |
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| Residents have been evacuated after a high wall collapsed into the road on one of Swansea's landmark streets. | Residents have been evacuated after a high wall collapsed into the road on one of Swansea's landmark streets. |
| The 10m (32ft) stretch of wall blocked Constitution Hill, close to the city centre, shortly after midnight. | The 10m (32ft) stretch of wall blocked Constitution Hill, close to the city centre, shortly after midnight. |
| Local resident Luke England said it was "pure luck" that no-one was passing at the time, which left chunks of rock "as big as a Mini" in the road. | Local resident Luke England said it was "pure luck" that no-one was passing at the time, which left chunks of rock "as big as a Mini" in the road. |
| Emergency services said residents of a Cromwell Road house were evacuated as a precaution and the area cordoned off. | Emergency services said residents of a Cromwell Road house were evacuated as a precaution and the area cordoned off. |
| Mr England said the wall had sheered away next to a table and chairs. | Mr England said the wall had sheered away next to a table and chairs. |
| Residents were evacuated in one property. Picture: Luke England | Residents were evacuated in one property. Picture: Luke England |
| "There's no way you can get a car from the top to the bottom of Constitution Hill," he said. | "There's no way you can get a car from the top to the bottom of Constitution Hill," he said. |
| "It's just a complete mess." | "It's just a complete mess." |
| Mr England said there had been torrential rain in the area on Friday, and it rained again on Saturday. | Mr England said there had been torrential rain in the area on Friday, and it rained again on Saturday. |
| Firefighters were called at about 0030 BST and remained there until a gas engineer and a council structural engineer arrived on the scene. | Firefighters were called at about 0030 BST and remained there until a gas engineer and a council structural engineer arrived on the scene. |
| There were no injuries, but police and ambulance officers also attended as a precaution. | There were no injuries, but police and ambulance officers also attended as a precaution. |
| Constitution Hill is one of the best-known residential hills in south Wales, and is noted for its steep cobbled road. | |
| In 2004, Swansea council spent more than £750,000 resurfacing the cobbled road, after consulting Mount Pleasant Residents Association on maintaining the street's Victorian heritage. |