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At least four people have been killed and about 21 people injured after a building collapsed on a beachfront in Mallorca on Thursday, emergency services said.
The two-storey building, the Medusa Beach Club, collapsed in Palma de Mallorca.
Several people were believed to still be trapped after the incident, which happened at about 20.30 local time (19.30 BST).
The emergency services said seven people had been seriously injured and had been taken to various hospitals in Palma. The roof of the building collapsed and psychologists had been called to the scene, they added.
A spokesperson for a regional emergency response coordination centre told the Mirror: “Four people have died and 21 have been injured in the collapse of a building in Cartago Street in Playa de Palma.”
Earlier, a spokesperson for the centre said: “We have activated an emergency response as a result of the collapse of the ceiling of a two-storey building in Avenida Cartago in Playa de Palma, where people are trapped. Firefighters and local police are at the scene.”
Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, said he was monitoring the situation closely and his government would be ready to deploy “all the means and personnel that are necessary”.
Marga Prohens, the president of the Balearic Islands, said she was shocked to hear of the building collapse.
“All my affection and warmth to the families of the four people who lost their lives in this tragic incident and wishing the recovery of all the injured,” Prohens wrote on X.
There has not been any information disclosed on whether the deceased or injured are restaurant workers or holidaymakers. But the Foreign Office confirmed there are no reports of British nationals being involved in the incident.
A spokesperson said: “We are aware of an incident in Palma, and there are currently no reports of British nationals having been involved. We remain in contact with the Spanish authorities.”
The exact cause of the structural failure is unknown and is under investigation.
The local mayor, Jaime Martínez, and deputy mayor, Javier Bonet, arrived at the scene to coordinate rescue efforts and provide support to the affected families, the TSC website reported.
Authorities have urged anyone with information related to the incident to come forward and assist in the investigation.
Palma de Mallorca is a popular tourist resort and is the capital of the western Mediterranean island. May is the beginning of the tourist season in the area.
Mallorca is one of Spain’s Balearic Islands, which more than 14 million tourists visited last year, according to official figures.