Gable End Collapse in Ashton-under-Lyne: Residents on Edge

0:00On April 2nd, late last night, just before midnight on March 1st, a gable end on Romney Street in Ashton Underline collapsed, sending bricks. Crashing down onto a parked car right outside Hashin Food Store. The vehicle got totally smashed, but luckily no one was hurt in the incident. Emergency crews rushed to the scene in Tameside after neighbors dialed 999, thinking it was a massive vehicle crash from the noise. Firefighters and police set up a cordon and shut down a stretch of the street to check things out. Folks living thereby spilled the details. One woman bolted outside ready to help, stunned by the sheer volume of the third while another slept through. Most of it, they are voicing real concerns about the old buildings in the area, saying these kinds of failures happen too often. Police from Greater Manchester confirmed no injuries and wrapped up their initial response, but the streets stayed closed for safety while experts assess any deeper structural risks. With these aging homes under scrutiny, locals are on edge,

1:03hoping for quick fixes to prevent the next close call from turning tragic.