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Two found dead at Camden building site | |
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Two men have died after falling into the basement area of a building site in north-west London. | Two men have died after falling into the basement area of a building site in north-west London. |
The men were reportedly fighting in Hampstead Road, Camden, at about 02:30 BST on Saturday when they fell against a wooden barrier. | |
When officers arrived, the men were found dead in the foundations of a building site. Their deaths are being treated as unexplained. | |
The Health and Safety Executive is also involved in the investigation. | The Health and Safety Executive is also involved in the investigation. |
Police said it was believed the pair fell against a barrier surrounding a new housing development on the corner of Netley Street and Hampstead Road. | |
One resident, Diederick Santer, said it was a "very sad and troubling event". | |
He said: "Residents are hugely upset that these two young men have died, and angry that a building site, adjacent not only to numerous residential properties such as our own, but close to a large primary school, was unprotected in such a way that two people could so easily fall to their deaths." | He said: "Residents are hugely upset that these two young men have died, and angry that a building site, adjacent not only to numerous residential properties such as our own, but close to a large primary school, was unprotected in such a way that two people could so easily fall to their deaths." |
He added that the property developers had since made the barrier safe. | He added that the property developers had since made the barrier safe. |