Building collapses in Sydney leaving three people trapped under rubble
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Authorities are at the scene of a partial building collapse in Arncliffe in Sydney's south, where three people were briefly trapped.
Emergency crews were called to a Hattersley St commercial property shortly after 9am on Thursday after a floor inside the two-storey brick building collapsed.
Witnesses reported hearing screams from inside the building as the rescue operation unfolded.
A woman in aged her 20s and two men in their 30s trapped before they were freed by emergency responders a short time later.
The trio suffered minor injuries, with one patient taken to St George Hospital in a stable condition.
'They were very lucky, especially given there were some heavy boxes above them,' NSW Ambulance supervisor Cara Low said.
'They were all excavated by Fire and Rescue NSW in a safe manner.'
A fourth patient was also assessed by a paramedics at the scene for minor injuries.
Multiple emergency crews responded to a building floor collapse in Arncliffe shortly after 9am
Three people briefly trapped suffered minor injuries
Firefighters freed the trapped patients
Authorities remain at the scene of the partial building collapse
Engineers spent several hours assessing the building’s stability.
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