Toronto building collapse: Fears of people trapped as emergency workers search for casualties among crumpled scaffolding

A mother and baby were believed to be among those pulled from the wreckage

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Dozens have been trapped and at least four injured after scaffolding collapsed on a Toronto building.

Emergency services pulled four people from the rubble of the building after it partially collapsed at 2pm today.

Unconfirmed reports say a mother and baby were among those caught in the disaster and were rescued uninjured.

But there area fears there could be many more trapped in the wreckage.

The building is believed to be the former site of the House of Chan Chinese restaurant on the corner of Bathurst and Eglinton Street, the Metro News reported.

It was being converted into a metro station when the scaffolding collapsed.

One eyewitness, Louis, tweeted: "Looks like 4 people were trapped under. Looks like nobody died but I'm not sure.

"A mother and baby were trapped under the rubble. They got out uninjured. Apparently five more remain trapped.

"Hats off to the first responders. They arrived maybe a minute and a half after the collapse.

"The scaffolding formed a "bubble" under the building rubble. Probably prevented greater injuries or death."

Toronto Police said three people trapped inside the building were released and taken to hospital.

Constable Jenifferjit Sidhu said police got a call shortly before 2 p.m. about the “hazard”.

She added: “A part of the building has collapsed along with the scaffolding. It’s a two-storey building.

"The debris has fallen on multiple people.”

Toronto paramedics spokeswoman Sandra Mcleod said two females and another patient have been rushed to hospital in serious but non-life-threatening condition.

She said several others are being treated at the scene for minor injuries, Global News reported.

The fire department is doing one last sweep of the wreckage with sniffer dogs to find the remaining trapped people.