Yahoo News Pedestrian has lucky escape as he walks past building seconds before it collapses in high winds
A man narrowly avoided being crushed by falling bricks from a collapsing building during the weekend’s strong winds.
CCTV footage shows the pedestrian’s lucky escape as he walks down Stoke Newington High Street, east London, just seconds before the rubble smashed to the pavement.
In the clip, the pedestrian walks past the Stokey Vintage Cafe on Stoke Newington High Street in north London.
Just a few seconds later, part of the roof of the building comes tumbling down, sending bricks and debris to the ground.
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A video of the incident has been viewed more than 100,000 times on social media.
London Fire Brigade said they attended the scene at around 10am on Sunday morning after reports of bricks falling from height.
They said no-one was injured when the brick wall collapsed. A cordon was put in place.
Gales of up to 65mph swept through southern parts of England on Sunday, with police forces reporting they had been called to a number of fallen trees.
The Met Office has issued two further yellow weather warnings for wind, with the wild weather expected to continue further into the week.
