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Sheffield building collapse students 'homeless' | Sheffield building collapse students 'homeless' |
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More than 20 students have been left looking for alternative accommodation after their building partly collapsed in Sheffield city centre. | More than 20 students have been left looking for alternative accommodation after their building partly collapsed in Sheffield city centre. |
Four people were rescued after the mid-terrace of a three-storey building, in Brook Hill, came down on Saturday. | Four people were rescued after the mid-terrace of a three-storey building, in Brook Hill, came down on Saturday. |
Imran Abdulshukoor, who lives in an adjoining terrace, said it was a "nightmare". | |
Investigations are being carried out to establish the cause. The fire service said there was no explosion or fire. | Investigations are being carried out to establish the cause. The fire service said there was no explosion or fire. |
'Just terrible' | 'Just terrible' |
Mr Abdulshukoor, a student at Sheffield University, said: "There was a huge noise and we were all in the kitchen. We looked out and the next building wasn't there. | Mr Abdulshukoor, a student at Sheffield University, said: "There was a huge noise and we were all in the kitchen. We looked out and the next building wasn't there. |
"My friend was inside trapped underneath a table and it took about 40 minutes for emergency services to get him out of the debris. | "My friend was inside trapped underneath a table and it took about 40 minutes for emergency services to get him out of the debris. |
"It was like a real nightmare. Just terrible." | "It was like a real nightmare. Just terrible." |
Mr Abdulshukoor said he, along with up to 30 other students, had been affected. | Mr Abdulshukoor said he, along with up to 30 other students, had been affected. |
He said the majority were staying with friends until alternative accommodation was found. | He said the majority were staying with friends until alternative accommodation was found. |
"Our landlord has been helpful and the university staff they've been providing support so hopefully we will get sorted," he said. | "Our landlord has been helpful and the university staff they've been providing support so hopefully we will get sorted," he said. |
The fire service said a man and a woman, understood to have been living in one of the flats, were taken to Northern General Hospital. Their injuries are not thought to be life-threatening. | The fire service said a man and a woman, understood to have been living in one of the flats, were taken to Northern General Hospital. Their injuries are not thought to be life-threatening. |
The other two casualties did not need hospital treatment. | The other two casualties did not need hospital treatment. |
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