Worker dies 'after being trapped on top floor of office building' as fire fighters and ambulance crews rush to scene | The Sun

A WORKER has died after reportedly getting trapped on the top floor of an office building.

Emergency services, including an air ambulance, rushed to 10 Fleet Place, in central London, around 10am on Thursday after reports he was stuck on the ninth floor.

Crews from London Fire Brigade (LFB) worked to rescue the man as cops were called to assist with the "industrial incident".

Despite the best efforts from paramedics he sadly died at the scene.

A spokesperson for LFB said: "Firefighters responded to a report of a man trapped on the ninth floor of a building on Fleet Place in the City of London yesterday (April 20).

"Crews worked to rescue the man but he sadly died at the scene.

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"The Brigade was called at 1018. Fire engines, including a fire rescue unit, from Dowgate, Islington and Soho fire stations attended the scene alongside partners from the City of London Police and London Ambulance Service."

A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We sent numerous resources to the scene, including two ambulance crews, an incident response officer, a clinical team manager and members of our hazardous area response team (HART).

"We also dispatched London’s Air Ambulance.

“Sadly, despite the best efforts of our crews, a person was pronounced dead at the scene.”

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Chief Inspector Tom Fisher, from the City of London Police, said: “Officers were called at 10:07am to an industrial incident in Fleet Place to assist the London Ambulance Service, London’s Air Ambulance and London Fire Brigade.

"Sadly, one person died at the scene.”

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