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Bristol Seven Saints mural ruined after falling from house

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The mural fell from the side of the house

Residents said they were "saddened" when a mural dedicated to racial equality hero Roy Hackett collapsed onto a public footpath.

The mural on the side of a house in Byron Street in St Pauls, Bristol fell down at about 18:38 BST.

Avon Fire and Rescue said it "sadly" had to remove the rest of the artwork for safety reasons.

Bristol City Council officers are investigating how it happened and sent waste officers to clear the debris.

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It portrayed Bristol Civil rights activist Roy Hackett
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An investigation will be launched into how it fell

Roy Hackett was a civil rights campaigner in the 1963 Bristol bus boycott and Bristol City Council does not own the building.

The mural was one of the Seven Saints of St Pauls, that honoured people who shaped Bristol's black community on prominent walls around the St Pauls area of the city.

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Nahid Arama said she was "very upset" to see the mural collapsed on the floor
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Bristol Waste have cleared the remaining debris

Nahid Arama who has been a tenant in the house for the last year said she was really "saddened" to see it on the floor when she came home: "I don't know how it happened, everyone in the street has been asking me how it happened and I want to know what's going to be done to fix it.

"The mural is really important to me and the community and it makes me really happy to see it everyday, but now it's gone.

"I feel very sad and very upset, I need it back, we all need it back."

The artist behind the murals, Michelle Curtis said the idea was to celebrate their legacy.

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