Key facts
- A building under construction in Ultimo, Sydney, collapsed on Monday morning.
- Two men were seriously injured and transported to hospital.
- Debris from the collapse fell onto cars at a neighboring petrol station.
- Five other people were assessed by paramedics and released.
- The building was being replaced by a multi-storey mixed-use development.
Two men were seriously injured when a building under construction in Sydney's inner-city suburb of Ultimo partially collapsed on Monday morning. The incident occurred around 11 a.m., when a wall and roof caved in, sending debris onto a neighboring Shell petrol station and damaging parked vehicles.
Emergency services, including Fire and Rescue NSW, multiple ambulance units, and NSW Police, responded to the scene. Firefighters rescued a man in his 60s and another in his 30s from the rubble. Both were transported to hospital in serious conditions, with one taken to St Vincent's Hospital Sydney and the other to Royal Prince Alfred Hospital.
Five other individuals were assessed by paramedics at the scene and did not require hospitalization. Fire and Rescue NSW Acting Superintendent Peter Murray described it as a "significant roof collapse" and noted it was fortunate more people were not injured. The service station was shut down as a precaution, and surrounding buildings were evacuated, with approximately 50 to 100 people moved to safety.
The building was previously a warehouse approved for demolition to make way for a multi-storey mixed-use development. Firefighters are continuing to assess the structural integrity of the remaining building using drones to ensure safety.