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Two injured as building collapses on tradies in Sydney

Emergency services raced to the scene to find a wall had caved in.

Freddy Pawle
7NEWS
At least two people have been injured and hospitalised after a wall collapsed near a construction site in an inner city Sydney suburb.

Two people have been injured in a building collapse in Sydney.

The building on Wattle St in Ultimo caved in about 11am on Monday, causing debris to crash onto cars at a neighbouring petrol station.

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Paramedics told 7NEWS.com.au they are treating assessed seven people at the scene following the incident, which is being treated as a possible workplace incident.

Two men, aged in their 30s and 60s, were taken to hospital in serious conditions.

Two people have been injured after a building collapsed in Ultimo, Sydney, on Monday morning.
Two people have been injured after a building collapsed in Ultimo, Sydney, on Monday morning. Credit: 7NEWS
Footage from the scene captured paramedics loading two people into awaiting ambulances.
Footage from the scene captured paramedics loading two people into awaiting ambulances. Credit: 7NEWS

Footage from the scene shows a ute almost completely crushed in bricks while the frame of the building has been mangled.

Two firetrucks have been dispatched to the scene as firefighters check the stability of the remaining structure.

Police are also on the scene to establish a perimeter around the site.

The public have been urged to keep clear of the site as emergency services now begin work to safely enter the building.

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Originally published on 7NEWS

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