MADRID (AP) — Spain’s national police provided details Friday of four people killed when a building housing a bar and restaurant club collapsed on the island of Mallorca.
Police said two German women, aged between 20 and 30, were killed, along with a 33-year-old Spanish woman and a 44-year-old Senegalese man. The Spanish woman worked at the club, they said.
Palma de Mallorca Mayor Jaime Martínez and fire brigade spokesman Eder García told reporters that excess weight on a first-floor terrace may have caused the collapse on Thursday.
Sixteen people were injured and five were said to be in serious condition. They were treated at local hospitals. There were no immediate details on their nationalities.
The accident took place in the city of Palma on the Mediterranean island popular with tourists. The building housed a restaurant called Medusa Beach Club, located near the beach, and the area was packed with tourists at the time.
Police could not say how many people were in the building when the accident occurred around 8:30 p.m.
The Balearic Islands public television, IB3, reported on Thursday evening that people were dancing on the terrace that collapsed on the floor below.
No official cause has been given for the building’s collapse.
The city declared three days of mourning and a minute’s silence was observed at noon on Friday.
