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CLKD

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Wall collapses at Lewes Castle
« on: November 11, 2019, 07:11:27 PM »

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Emergency teams with sniffer dogs are searching for casualties after a wall at a 1,000-year-old castle collapsed.

About 600 tonnes of stonework and other materials at Lewes Castle in East Sussex fell on to a house and garden.
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jaycee

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Re: Wall collapses at Lewes Castle
« Reply #1 on: November 11, 2019, 07:18:41 PM »

How awful, have not seen anything on the news, I hope no one is hurt too badly, but that might be too optimistic,
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Re: Wall collapses at Lewes Castle
« Reply #2 on: November 11, 2019, 07:24:34 PM »

Collapsed on a house apparently  :-\
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Re: Wall collapses at Lewes Castle
« Reply #3 on: November 11, 2019, 07:30:49 PM »

Yep.  Just watched it on our local news.  We have been there several times and it's going to take ages to sort out.  The access is just an alleyway.
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Re: Wall collapses at Lewes Castle
« Reply #4 on: November 11, 2019, 07:31:29 PM »

Sniffer dogs being used.  Hopefully there were no pets in the house  :'( and that the owners were still at work!
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Re: Wall collapses at Lewes Castle
« Reply #5 on: November 11, 2019, 07:41:25 PM »

Doesn't bear thinking about does it, I hope no one or pets were inside too
Same with the floods,poor people,and I keep wondering if anyones pets were caught in it,as with the forest fires .Poor animals,  a lot must have perished
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Re: Wall collapses at Lewes Castle
« Reply #6 on: November 11, 2019, 10:43:40 PM »

Rescue teams stood down
No casualties as yet
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