Two people hospitalised after building collapse in Sydney


SYDNEY, Aug ⁠3 (Reuters) - Two people were ⁠hospitalised after a building ‌collapsed in a central area of Sydney on Monday, emergency services ​said.

A spokesperson for ⁠New South ⁠Wales Ambulance said it was called ⁠to ‌an address in Ultimo, a ⁠suburb around 2 km (1.2 miles) from ​the ‌city's central business district, ⁠just ​before 11 a.m. (0100 GMT).

Workers assessed seven patients at the ⁠scene, of whom ​two were transported to hospital in serious condition.

Footage from Australian ⁠television network Seven showed the collapsed wall of a large building that the ​channel said ⁠was located near a construction ​site.

(Reporting by ‌Christine Chen in Sydney; ​Editing by Alasdair Pal and Christian Schmollinger)

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