SEVERAL people have been injured and one person was airlifted to hospital after a stairway collapsed in a popular UK seaside town.
Emergency services rushed to a property in Carthew Terrace in St Ives, Cornwall, at around 7pm yesterday evening.
Police said there have been serious injuries as a result of the collapse, but didn’t confirm how many people were injured.
The stairway that collapsed was “external”, said cops.
Devon and Cornwall Police said one person was airlifted to Derriford Hospital in Plymouth.
The Health and Safety Executive is now conducting an investigation into what happened, with police officers assisting the investigation at the scene.
A spokesperson for Devon and Cornwall Police said: “At about 7pm this evening fire and ambulance attended a property on Carthew Terrace to report of an external stairway collapse.
“There have been significant injuries, one person has been airlifted to Derriford Hospital.
“At this time police are attending to support the investigation on behalf of the health and safety executive and there are scene closures in place at Carthew Terrace. There is no wider risk to the public.”
