A worker is believed to have died after becoming trapped on the top floor of an office building in central London.
Paramedics, police and firefighters raced to 10 Fleet Place after a man became trapped on the ninth floor at around 10.20am on Thursday.
One office worker told The Standard: “No-one knew what was going on, our bosses didn’t tell us.
“There were loads of fire engines, police the works. There have been maintenance guys on all the floors of the building today.
“It’s so sad to lose your life at work. No-one gets paid enough for that.”
A source said the worker is believed to have been trapped in machinery but ruled out an elevator.
City of London Police forensics were last on the scene after road closures were removed.
A London Fire Brigade spokesman said they responded to a report of a man trapped on the ninth floor.
“Crews worked to rescue the man but he sadly died at the scene”, he added.
“Fire engines, including a fire rescue unit, from Dowgate, Islington and Soho fire stations attended the scene alongside partners from the City of London Police and London Ambulance Service.”
A London Ambulance Service spokesperson, added: “We sent numerous resources to the scene, including two ambulance crews, an incident response officer, a clinical team manager and members of our hazardous area response team (HART). We also dispatched London’s Air Ambulance.
“Sadly, despite the best efforts of our crews, a person was pronounced dead at the scene.”
Chief Inspector Tom Fisher, from the City of London Police, said: “Officers were called at 10:07am to an industrial incident in Fleet Place to assist the London Ambulance Service, London’s Air Ambulance and London Fire Brigade. Sadly, one person died at the scene.”
The company whose floor the man died on declined to comment.
