Two dead after building collapses in Knightsbridge

Two men who died after they fell from a balcony at Cadogan Square in west London have been named by police.

22 year-old Tomasz Procko and 29 year-old Karol Szymansk had been delivering sofas to the Knightsbridge property on Friday morning when the balcony collapsed.

Mr Procko from Greenford, west London, died at the scene while Mr Szymanski from Wembley, north-west London, died later in hospital.

Both men were originally from Poland. Their next of kin had been informed.

Eight other people were treated for injuries, the London Ambulance Service said.

An eyewitnesses has described how one of the workmen killed after a balcony collapsed in Knightsbridge was 'impaled' on the railings below when he fell.

The witness, who lives nearby and wanted to remain anonymous, saw the aftermath of the accident in Cadogan Square.

London Fire Brigade have released a report on the collapsed balcony in Cadogan Square in Knightsbridge that killed two workmen.

They say that as well as treating the two men who died and six who were injured, the accident was so serious that they had to treat a number of witnesses who had gone into shock.

Eyewitnesses have told ITV London that two removal men who died when a balcony collapsed in Cadogan Square were trying to pull a sofa up from the street with ropes.

Bystanders said three of the workmen had fashioned a pulley with ropes to try and bring the sofa up and through the patio doors that opened on to the balcony. Two of the men were leaning against the balcony when the railings gave way.

A health and safety investigation has now been launched and police are trying to contact the relatives of the two workmen who died.

ITV News correspondent Ronke Phillips is in Cadogan Square where a balcony has collapsed killing two people and injuring six others.

The two people who were killed when part of a building collapsed in Knightsbridge are believed to be removal men.

The balcony may have collapsed under the weight of a heavy sofa they were carrying.

Two people have now been confirmed dead after a balcony collapsed in Cadogan Square in Knightsbridge.

London Ambulance service sent three ambulances to the scene just before 10am, along with an Air Ambulance and Hazardous Area Response teams. One person was immediately confirmed dead at the scene, while one was seriously injured and rushed to St Mary's hospital.

The patient has now been confirmed dead.

Six other people were injured and treated at the scene. The road is still closed off to traffic.

One person has died and one has been seriously injured after a balcony collapsed in the street in Knightsbridge.

Cadogan Square has been closed off to traffic after the incident. London Ambulance Service have sent several ambulances and their Hazardous Area Response Team to the scene.