Two hurt as living room floor collapses at Ilkeston home
TWO women were taken to hospital after the living-room floor of their home collapsed into the cellar.
Police, paramedics and firefighters were called to the incident, in John Street, Ilkeston, yesterday at about 4.25pm.
A spokesman for Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service said four women were inside the room when the floor fell through into the sealed-off basement.
He said two of them were taken to hospital but their injuries were not life-threatening.
He said: "We found the floor at a steep angle.
"The furniture in the room had also collapsed and we had to lift the four women out of the room."
9 Comments
by davenall
Thursday, February 09 2012, 11:38PM
“If this is a rented house, phone claims direct. Where there's blame, there's a claim.”
by 11emma11
Wednesday, February 08 2012, 4:40PM
“Please get a grip of yourselves and go find something better to do with your miserable lives!!!!!”
by omrlp
Tuesday, February 07 2012, 10:30PM
“Evening all..
This does seem to be a serious matter,and should be treated accordingly,reports of a trampoline in the basement are unfounded and four yo yos found in the attic un substantiated !!
Lord Whopping Foghole...Sweating to the Oldies with Richard Simmons..”
by nickigeorge
Tuesday, February 07 2012, 10:08PM
“i think people commenting need to remember that this is peoples lifes not a joke,nothing to have a good 'laugh at' people was injured and i was in there with my sister aunty and elderly grandparent we are lucky to be alive!!!!!!!!!”
by janine2011
Tuesday, February 07 2012, 6:39PM
“Well I hope there is no woodworm/dryrot going on in the joists in my cellar because I can't think of anything worse than landing in my cellar if the lounge floor collapsed. I have never been down in it in the 13 years I have lived in my house out of sheer fear. It is the one thing guaranteed to give me heart failure.”
by jockyb
Tuesday, February 07 2012, 5:18PM
“I wonder if it was a monthly meeting of FatFighters.”
by UsedUserName
Tuesday, February 07 2012, 4:29PM
“I bet a whole pound that there's a Wii Fit involved somewhere in this story.”
by Karslap
Tuesday, February 07 2012, 4:21PM
“Had a good laugh at this Nisha_Tive! ;-)”
by Nisha_Tive
Tuesday, February 07 2012, 4:03PM
“It would be very helpful if the Telegraph could give some better guidance on how to recognize a floor that may collapse. My house has a floor. Will it collapse into the cellar? How can I tell?”