Ross-Shaw said: “Should assistance be required from the council, we will help the affected residents to access temporary accommodation as appropriate.
“Our building control officers are on site assessing the building’s safety and working with a local demolition contractor on a plan of action.
“The road will need to remain closed while any demolition and clear-up is carried out and the safety of adjacent buildings are assessed.”
Contractor Jamie Farrell, speaking on behalf of the owner of the collapsed building, said: “I got a call about 10am to say that it had collapsed. The wall’s given way, with the weight of the floor and the roof, and it’s just collapsed.
“It’s just an empty, derelict building. The plans were to restore it.
“We’ll obviously secure the rest of the masonry, get it cleaned up, get scaffolding up to secure it and take it from there. It will be getting re-built.”