Crime/Incidents news & information for Barcelona

MAPFRE Tower evacuated due to restaurant fire
Crime/Incidents 30/01/2017
MAPFRE Tower evacuated due to restaurant fire

A FIRE in a Barcelona restaurant forced emergency services to evacuate the MAPFRE Tower, one of the city's largest skyscrapers and home to the head office of the insurance company of the same name.

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15-year-old dies as theme park ride collapses
Crime/Incidents 18/07/2010
15-year-old dies as theme park ride collapses

A 15-year-old girl has been killed and two others of the same age have suffered serious injuries after fairground ride at the Tibidabo park in Barcelona collapsed. A boy was also injured, although less seriously.

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Chinese human trafficking ring broken in Barcelona
Crime/Incidents 17/06/2009
Chinese human trafficking ring broken in Barcelona

The Mossos d'Esquadra carried out a massive, coordinated raid in various districts of Cerdanyola, Pla d'En Boet, Eixample and La Habana de Mataró (Barcelona) today an operation against exploitation of workers...

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