A 77-year-old woman, Clarice Berry, dies after a wall collapse at her home in the UK. Multiple reports say she was hanging washing out when the gable end wall of her semi-detached house collapses, leaving her buried under around 10 feet of rubble. Neighbours hear the collapse and call for help. Firefighters attend the scene and work to free her from the debris. One report describes residents comparing the sound of the collapse to an explosion or “bomb,” reflecting the apparent force of the incident. Berry is taken from the scene after being trapped, but she dies as a result of the crushing injuries. Authorities have not been described in the provided excerpts, and the cause of the structural failure is not established in the accounts. The incident highlights the risks of sudden building collapses, particularly to people at home during everyday activities such as doing laundry.