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Building Collapse Halts $9.5M Student Housing Project, Injuring Two

8/3/2026

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A building collapsed on Wattle Street in Sydney’s Ultimo at about 11 a.m. Monday.
Police, firefighters and rescue crews evacuated 35 people and shut the Shell station, while two men in their 60s were hospitalized for leg and back injuries and five others were released.
The collapse damaged a $9.5 million student accommodation project led by TQK Pty Ltd with Medida as contractor, and northbound lanes on Wattle Street remained closed Monday.

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A building collapsed on Wattle Street in Sydney’s Ultimo at about 11 a.m. Monday.
Police, firefighters and rescue crews evacuated 35 people and shut the Shell station, while two men in their 60s were hospitalized for leg and back injuries and five others were released.
The collapse damaged a $9.5 million student accommodation project led by TQK Pty Ltd with Medida as contractor, and northbound lanes on Wattle Street remained closed Monday.