Residents were evacuated and are due to be housed in emergency accommodation whilst structural engineers...

Published: 11:17 pm March 22, 2023
Updated: 10:05 am October 8, 2025
Fire crews were called this evening after a building suffered structural damage in Cranbury Avenue in Southampton – UKNIP

Residents were evacuated and are due to be housed in emergency accommodation whilst structural engineers attend and the building is made safe.
The same row of properties suffered a collapse on the 8th March 2020 with a substantial amount of brickwork collapsing to the ground.
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service said:
We were called shortly after 6pm to reports of a property suffering structural damage on Cranbury Avenue in Southampton.
A first-floor balcony and a window have suffered damage, potentially caused by ongoing roadworks nearby.
An HIWFRS officer attended the scene and has arranged for Emergency Planning to rehouse a number of residents, and for a structural engineer to assess the building.
The pavement has been cordoned off.”

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