Four people have been killed and several others injured after a building collapsed in the Spanish island of Majorca yesterday (Thursday, May 23). Seven people were very seriously injured while another nine were seriously injured by falling rubble, Spanish emergency services said.
The wounded are now being treated at local hospitals on the island. The accident occurred in the city of Palma on the popular Mediterranean island.
Spanish news agency EFE and other media said the building housed a restaurant called Medusa Beach Club located near the beach. Public television for the Balearic Islands, IB3, reported there were people dancing on a terrace that collapsed on top of another floor underneath.
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No cause has been given for the collapse of the building. Emergency services are continuing to search the site and attend the wounded.
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