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The building at 25 Bank Street (right) ell brown via Flickr/Creative Commons
Canary Wharf
Man dies after falling from London skyscraper
The 39-year-old fell from the JP Morgan headquarters in Canary Wharf this morning.
A MAN IN his 30s has died after falling from a London skyscraper this morning.
Scotland Yard police said they were called the office tower in Canary Wharf at 8.02am this morning following reports that a man had fallen from the building and landed on a ninth floor roof.
Emergency services arrived shortly afterwards. The man was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Metropolitan Police said the identity of the 39-year-old man is known but is pending ahead of formal identification.
“No arrests have been made and the incident is being treated as non-suspicious at this early stage,” police said in a statement.
The building is the European headquarters of investment bank JP Morgan.
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