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Barnsley house evacuated after snow collapse | |
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A family has been forced to leave their home in South Yorkshire after a part of it collapsed under the weight of the snow, the fire service has said. | |
Firefighters were called to the house on Wood Street, Barnsley, at 04:00 GMT on Saturday and found the gable end of the building had fallen down. | Firefighters were called to the house on Wood Street, Barnsley, at 04:00 GMT on Saturday and found the gable end of the building had fallen down. |
The fire service said nobody was injured and the couple and their four young children had been rehoused. | The fire service said nobody was injured and the couple and their four young children had been rehoused. |
Several centimetres of snow had covered Yorkshire overnight. | Several centimetres of snow had covered Yorkshire overnight. |
The children's grandmother Julie told Radio Sheffield it was a frightening experience that had left the family shocked and upset. | The children's grandmother Julie told Radio Sheffield it was a frightening experience that had left the family shocked and upset. |
She said: "[My daughter] rang me this morning and she was in hysterics really. She said it was like an earthquake. | She said: "[My daughter] rang me this morning and she was in hysterics really. She said it was like an earthquake. |
"It's a really shocking experience. You wouldn't think snow would do this would you? I mean it is bad." | "It's a really shocking experience. You wouldn't think snow would do this would you? I mean it is bad." |
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