Tragedy at Playa de Palma, the most visited tourist resort on the island of Palma de Mallorca, due to the collapse of one of the most famous clubs on the coast, the Medusa Beach Club, in Calle Cartago.
The venue with restaurant and chill out terrace on the seafront of Playa de Palma, located on two levels, due to an overload caused
due to the crowding, it collapsed, overwhelming the customers and workers who were in the rooms at the time of peak attendance.
At least 4 victims and 27 injured, four of whom are in serious condition, according to the still not definitive toll from the emergency services. There are no Italians among the people involved in the collapse.
“It was a sharp noise, like a bomb”, the testimony of Javier, one of the inhabitants of the area. The place, according to various residents, had been renovated “a couple of years ago”. The collapsed part, which caused the implosion of the building, which sank to the basement of the building, was the one used as a chill out, according to an initial reconstruction by the firefighters.
“The collapse was very rapid and very violent,” said Raul Pursnani, owner of the Moda Meena shop, next to the Medusa Beach Club, reported by various media, including El Pais.
(Unioneonline)
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