Office Building Collapses In Central London

The top floors of an office building under refurbishment next to Metropolitan Police headquarters in central London collapsed on Tuesday.

The top floors of an office building under refurbishment next to Metropolitan Police headquarters in central London collapsed on Tuesday.

"We have one patient with minor injuries," an ambulance service spokeswoman said.

Fire and ambulances services rushed to the brick building and cordoned off the area, but police said it was too early to say what had caused the collapse.

"The building used to be offices, but it is understood that it was empty," a police spokesman said.

The fire service said it had reports of a building collapse at 16:04 p.m. (1504 GMT) and there were now about 60 firefighters in attendance. The building was not on fire.

"It appears to be a five-storey building under refurbishment. We still believe it is some sort of building collapse. We don't have any information on anyone being trapped or injured," a fire service spokesman said.