Injured pupils have been taken to hospital after a ceiling collapsed on the second floor of a £15,000-a-year preparatory school in London this morning.
After the sudden collapse at Rosemead Preparatory School in Dulwich (South London), shortly after 9:00 am, three fire engines and twenty firefighters ran to the rescue.
Multiple children were taken to the hospital by paramedics of the London Ambulance Service, while others received treatment at Thurlow Park Road School for their injuries.
The fire brigades from West Norwood, Brixton and other fire stations were dispatched to the scene and evacuated all children and staff.
London Fire Brigade stated that there was no further danger of the building collapsing. At 9.22 AM, fire crews were called and by 11.50 AM the situation was resolved.
Three fire engines are at Rosemead Preparatory School and Nursery in Dulwich this morning
Today, paramedics and officers from the South London police force are outside Rosemead Preparatory School.
Today, twenty firefighters are on the Rosemead Preparatory School’s Nursery scene.
Photographs showed police cars, fire engines and ambulances outside the school, which teaches pupils aged two to 11 and has fees of £4,323 to £4,920 per term.
A spokesperson for LFB said that three fire engines were used and about 20 firefighters responded to the call of a student at Thurlow Park Road, Dulwich.
The second-floor ceiling was damaged. A few people received minor injuries on the spot, while a lot of children were taken by London Ambulance crews to hospitals.
“All children and staff had been evacuated safely from the building. Brixton and West Norwood fire departments were on scene.
Rosemead School teaches pupils aged two to 11 and has fees of £4,323 to £4,920 per term
The brigade was summoned at 9.22am, and crews were out by 11.50am.
London Ambulance Service spokeswoman said, “We were dispatched at 9.24 AM today in response to reports of an accident at Rosemead Preparatory School SE21.
“We dispatched a variety of resources, including medics in vehicles, ambulance crews and advanced paramedics to the scene. We also sent incident response officers, emergency planning resilience officer, our hazardous area team support vehicle, and an additional command support vehicle.
“Our crews treated many patients on the scene, and they have been stopped.”