A woman was hurt after the ceiling collapsed in an underground car park in Wimbledon.

A car on the first floor of the four-story Centre Court car park was also hit by falling debris yesterday.

Centre Court told Wimbledon Times that the area has been deemed safe by London Fire Brigade and that an internal review has been completed to avoid similar incidents happening in the future.

Police were first called to Queens Road in Wimbledon at 2.54pm, followed by London Fire Brigade and London Ambulance Service.

A woman in her 50s was treated at the scene by paramedics but was not taken to hospital.

Her injuries are not life-threatening.

She had left the car before the fire brigade arrived.

A fire engine and two fire rescue units attended, and the ambulance service sent an incident response officer, a clinical team leader and members of their hazardous area response team to the scene.

Police have said that the Heath and Safety Executive and the council have been informed of the incident.

A spokesperson for Centre Court said: “On Wednesday 31st of August there was a rare incident in involving falling debris in a small area of the car park.

"The emergency services attended and the area was promptly deemed safe for the general public following an assessment by the London Fire Brigade.

"A comprehensive internal review has been completed to prevent any similar event happening in the future.” 

A spokesperson for Metropolitan Police said: “Police were called at 14:54hrs on Wednesday, 31 August to reports that a ceiling had collapsed in an underground car park in Queen's Road, SW19.

“Officers attended along with the London Fire Brigade and the London Ambulance Service.

“A woman, aged in her 50, was treated at the scene.

“Her injuries were not life-threatening.

“The Health and Safety Executive and the local authority have been informed.”

A spokesperson for London Fire Brigade said: “Firefighters were called to a ceiling collapse in a car park on Queen’s Road in Wimbledon yesterday afternoon.

“A car on the first floor of the four-storey building had been hit by falling debris.

“One woman left the vehicle before the Brigade arrived.

“She was assessed on scene by London Ambulance Service crews.

“The Brigade was called at 1502 and the incident was over for firefighters by 1618.

“One fire engine from Wimbledon Fire Station and two fire rescue units from Croydon and Heston fire stations were at the scene.”

A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We were called at 3.33pm yesterday (31 August) to reports of an incident at Centre Court Shopping Centre, Queen’s Road.

“We sent a number of resources to the scene, including an incident response officer, a clinical team leader and members of our hazardous area response team (HART).

“We assisted a woman at the scene but she wasn’t taken to hospital.”