Brooke Davies | Senior News reporter Published July 4, 2026 11:03am Updated July 4, 2026 11:03am Police were called to Grampian Tower in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, at 6am on Friday morning (Picture: Google Maps) A man has died after he fell from a 15-storey tower block after residents heard ‘a big scream’. Police were called to Grampian Tower in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, at 6am on Friday morning. They received a call which ‘reported significant concern for a man outside the block’. Officers found the man just outside the building where he was pronounced dead at the scene. Daryl Hall, 36, told the BBC: ‘What I heard was a big bang followed by loads of screaming and shouting. Then, probably 10 minutes later, sirens.’ Sign up for all of the latest stories Start your day informed with Metro's New