PALMA, Spain: Spanish fire crews picked through the wreckage of a beachfront restaurant on the holiday island of Mallorca on Friday (May 24), searching for clues after it partially collapsed, killing four people and injuring 16.
Firefighters work at the Medusa Beach Club building after it collapsed, killing four people, in Palma de Mallorca, Spain , May 24, 2024. PALMA, Spain : Spanish fire crews picked through the wreckage of a beachfront restaurant on the holiday island of Mallorca on Friday , searching for clues after it partially collapsed, killing four people and injuring 16.
The packed two-storey building collapsed late on Thursday afternoon in a busy tourist area of Palma de Mallorca, the capital of the Mediterranean island. Of the 16 people who were injured, eight remain in hospital, all of them Dutch nationals, Palma de Mallorca mayor Antonio Jimenez told reporters after observing a minute of silence for the victims.Relatives and friends embrace after the deadly collapse of the Medusa Beach Club in Palma de Mallorca, in the Balearic Islands, Spain, on May 23, 2024.
The head of the Palma fire service, Eder Garcia, said the restaurant floor had collapsed onto the bar below, which is"where we found the most victims". "We heard a roar, then a lot of police, a lot of firemen, a lot of commotion," she told local television IB3.
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