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Wall collapses at demolition site in Leiden; no one injured
A wall collapsed at a demolition site in Leiden on Thursday.
It fell more than 10 metres from the fifth floor of a former KPN office building on Willem de Zwijgerlaan.
The building is being demolished to make way for three residential towers up to 115 metres tall.
Fire crews were sent after it was unclear whether anyone was beneath the rubble.
They later confirmed no one was trapped or injured.
The ground was covered in debris, but the cause of the collapse is unknown.
Fire and police officials have no further details to provide.
A wall collapsed at a demolition site on Willem de Zwijgerlaan in Leiden, and no one was injured.
The wall fell from the fifth floor of a former KPN office building and dropped more than ten metres.
Fire crews responded because it was initially unclear whether anyone was trapped under the rubble.
The site is planned for three residential towers, each up to 115 metres tall.
The cause of the collapse is not known.
- Who
- No one was injured. The wall was part of a former KPN office building being demolished.
- What
- A wall collapsed and fell more than ten metres.
- When
- Thursday, 22 October 2026.
- Where
- A construction site on Willem de Zwijgerlaan in Leiden.
- Why
- The cause of the collapse is not known.
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A wall fell from the fifth floor of the former KPN office building being demolished.
Fire crews went to the site because it was initially unclear whether anyone was under the rubble.
It was confirmed that no one was trapped under the debris and no one was injured.
- Location
- Willem de Zwijgerlaan, Leiden
- Building
- Former KPN office building undergoing demolition
- Height of fall
- More than ten metres
- Planned development
- Three residential towers, up to 115 metres tall
- Injuries
- None