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| External staircase collapses on block of flats in St Ives | External staircase collapses on block of flats in St Ives |
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| Emergency services were called to the scene just before 19:00 BST on Sunday | |
| A woman has potentially life-changing injuries after an external staircase collapsed at a block of flats, police have said. | A woman has potentially life-changing injuries after an external staircase collapsed at a block of flats, police have said. |
| Three other people were taken to hospital with minor injuries after the incident in Carthew Terrace, St Ives, Cornwall, just before 19:00 BST on Sunday, said Devon and Cornwall Police. | |
| Helen Randall, who owns the property, said the stairs had collapsed when four members of her family were leaving after a visit. | |
| She said her brother and his wife had been discharged from hospital while her mother remained at the Royal Cornwall Hospital and her aunt in Derriford Hospital, after they had all suffered bone breakages in what she called "your worst nightmare". | |
| Police said three other people were taken to hospital with minor injuries after the staircase collapsed | Police said three other people were taken to hospital with minor injuries after the staircase collapsed |
| Police said a scene guard remained in place and the Health and Safety Executive had been informed and would investigate the matter. | |
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