US EditionBuilding collapse in central Madrid leaves 3 construction workers injured, 4 more missing
- On Tuesday, a six-story building under renovation at 4 Calle de las Hileras in central Madrid partially collapsed, injuring at least three people and leaving others trapped.
- The collapse occurred around 1 p.m. local time as workers were converting the former office building into a four-star hotel, with permits granted in February.
- Authorities reported that four workers, three men and one woman, were initially unaccounted for and that emergency teams continued searching the rubble into Wednesday.
- Madrid Mayor José Luis Martínez-Almeida confirmed recovery of two bodies from the debris and said police dogs were aiding in what he called a 'complex, difficult task'.
- By early Wednesday, officials confirmed four fatalities, with the cause of the collapse still under investigation by Judicial Police and worksite casualties including those from Mali, Guinea, and Ecuador.
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The victims were working on the construction site.
Death Toll Rises to 4 after Madrid Building Collapse
The death toll from the collapse of a building under construction in central Madrid rose to four on Wednesday after emergency services recovered the bodies of the last two people reported missing. Two bodies were found late Tuesday at the site near Plaza Mayor, a popular tourist area, hours after the building partially collapsed, AFP reported. Firefighters recovered the other two in the early hours of Wednesday, Mayor Jose Luis Martinez-Almeida …
Judge Fernando Fernández was responsible for the lifting of the bodies found this morning in the rubble of Hileras Street.The collapsed building in the center of Madrid was rehabilitated to open a four-star hotel with Saudi investment.Instruction Judge No.43 of Madrid, yesterday in charge of investigating officers, has opened a judicial investigation into the collapse of the building in works on Hileras Street, in the heart of the capital, which…
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