Ceiling collapse at Brockworth Toby Carvery prompts evacuation

A large section of ceiling collapsed into the dining area of the Brockworth Toby Carvery in Gloucester on Sunday evening, sending diners fleeing and prompting a multiagency emergency response. The incident occurred on September 28 and emergency services were seen outside the restaurant at about 6.45pm, witnesses said.

Video shared on social media shows fragments of what appears to be plasterboard scattered across the floor between tables and a sizeable hole in the ceiling above the dining room. Clips capture diners evacuating amid falling dust and the sound of a child crying and asking "what happened?" At one table four plates of roast dinners were left untouched as the venue was cleared.

Fire crews, paramedics and police attended the scene. Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service said on arrival they found nobody trapped and made the area safe. The South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust said it was called at 18:08 and deployed a double-crewed land ambulance, an operations officer and a tactical commander, and that two patients were conveyed by land ambulance to Gloucester Royal Hospital.

A diner who was present described hearing a loud crash and seeing dust and...