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Leicester Residents Return Home After Building Collapse | Leicester News
Leicester residents displaced by the Wharf Street South building collapse can finally return home—thanks to a swift council-led emergency demolition. The partial collapse on July 13th, which caused minor injuries, triggered a complex, high-stakes operation under emergency powers to safely dismantle the derelict factory. Severn Trent Water had previously responded to a major internal leak at the site but wasn’t present during the collapse, which later triggered a second collapse involving roof and brickwork. Contractors are wrapping up cleanup and barriers by week’s end, with all costs falling…
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