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School floor collapse traps one School floor collapse traps man
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One person - believed to be a male construction worker - was trapped when a concrete section of a school in Leicestershire collapsed. A construction worker has been taken to hospital after part of a former school in Leicestershire collapsed.
Emergency services were called to Gartree High School in Oadby, near Leicester, just before 1400 GMT. Emergency services were called to the old Gartree High School site in Oadby, near Leicester, just before 1400 GMT.
Fire and rescue crews used airbags to try to lift the concrete off the trapped person. Fire and rescue crews used airbags to try to lift the concrete slab off the trapped builder.
It is unclear if the worker, who is thought to have been part of a demolition team, was seriously hurt. It is unclear if the male worker, who is thought to have been part of a demolition team, was seriously hurt. He was taken to Leicester Royal Infirmary.
The school has 772 pupils aged between 10 and 14 on its roll. Demolition of old school buildings is part of a major redevelopment of the site.
The demolition of old school buildings is part of a major redevelopment of the site. Eyewitnesses said that since many of the buildings were being knocked down it was difficult to judge the scale of the collapse.
The Health and Safety Executive has been notified and is reported to have started an investigation.