- A reconstructed building with four victims collapsed in Madrid.
- Three other people suffered injuries, one of them seriously.
- Rescuers continued their search all night after the accident.
- The fall of the building intimidated speculation about the causes of the incident.
- The building was to be rebuilt into a tourist hostel.
Four victims required the collapse of the reconstructed building in the center of Madrid. Three people suffered injuries – two injured easily, the third escaped with a fracture of the footDPA said on Wednesday.
As with reference to the rescue units informed RTVE TV, Two bodies pulled out the ruins of the building on Tuesday evening, almost ten hours after the accident. The other two were found Wednesday in the middle, said Mayor of Madrid José Martínez Almeida.
Originally, four people were reported – three men and one woman. The authorities stated that the woman was the main architect of the project. The six -storey building near Plaza de Isabel II, also known as Plaza de Opera, partially collapsed shortly on Tuesday after 1 pm CEST. The building has been under reconstruction for some time.
“Several ceiling structures of the building that underwent reconstruction collapsed,” Beatriz Martínová, spokeswoman of the Madrid rescue services, explained, but added that she is “too soon” speculation about the cause.
16 units of the Madrid Fire Brigade intervened on the spot, which were deployed to ensure debris, prevent further collapses and search for potentially spilled people. Search dogs and drones were also used. According to RTVE, the office building was supposed to be converted into a hostel for tourists. The city issued a license for its new use in February.
