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SYDNEY, Aug 3 (Reuters) – Two people were hospitalised after a building collapsed in a central area of Sydney on Monday, emergency services said.
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A spokesperson for New South Wales Ambulance said it was called to an address in Ultimo, a suburb around 2 km (1.2 miles) from the city’s central business district, just before 11 a.m. (0100 GMT).
Workers assessed seven patients at the scene, of whom two were transported to hospital in serious condition.
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Footage from Australian television network Seven showed the collapsed wall of a large building that the channel said was located near a construction site.
(Reporting by Christine Chen in Sydney; Editing by Alasdair Pal and Christian Schmollinger)
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