Trinity Road in Tooting remains closed after a building collapse yesterday evening.
Fire crews were alerted around 2.16pm by a neighbour in Chetwode Road.
Initial reports suggested that scaffolding was precariously balanced and the building - a shop with flats above - was in danger of toppling over.
Wandsworth Council's building inspectors arrived a short time later and after examining the property realised it was in imminent danger of collapse. Within a few moments of their inspection the entire building fell down.
The collapse, which happened just before 4pm, sent rubble and scaffolding across the pavement and red route.
A Transport for London spokesperson said, ''Trinity Road is currently closed between Bellevue Road-Burntwood Lane and Balham High Road because of structural damage to a residential property that has also damaged part of the pavement.
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"Engineers are working to repair the problem and the road will be reopened as soon as it is safe to do so.
"Local buses - routes 219, 319 and G1 - are on diversion.''
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