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One builder dead and 11 injured in Ritz floor collapse
18/09/2018
A COLLAPSING floor at Madrid's Ritz Hotel has left one dead and 11 injured, emergency services confirm.
The hotel had been closed for renovations costing €99 million since February 28, a job that was not expected to be finished until the end of 2019.
Five layers of flooring on the sixth storey collapsed, crushing the team of workmen, of whom two were rushed to hospital in a serious condition.
The builders fell down all six floors along with the rubble, and four of them became trapped, one of whom died before firefighters could reach him.
Five of the injured men have been discharged from hospital since the floor collapsed at 16.10 today (Tuesday), whilst another 10 builders were able to get out unaided.
As yet, the cause of the tragedy has not been confirmed.
Photograph by Madrid emergency services on Twitter (@EmergenciasMad)
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A COLLAPSING floor at Madrid's Ritz Hotel has left one dead and 11 injured, emergency services confirm.
The hotel had been closed for renovations costing €99 million since February 28, a job that was not expected to be finished until the end of 2019.
Five layers of flooring on the sixth storey collapsed, crushing the team of workmen, of whom two were rushed to hospital in a serious condition.
The builders fell down all six floors along with the rubble, and four of them became trapped, one of whom died before firefighters could reach him.
Five of the injured men have been discharged from hospital since the floor collapsed at 16.10 today (Tuesday), whilst another 10 builders were able to get out unaided.
As yet, the cause of the tragedy has not been confirmed.
Photograph by Madrid emergency services on Twitter (@EmergenciasMad)
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