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Residential building in Tenerife collapses One dead and nine missing after Tenerife building collapse
(about 7 hours later)
At least three people were injured when an apartment building partially collapsed in southern Tenerife, in the Canary Islands, on Thursday. At least one person has died and nine are missing after an apartment building partially collapsed in southern Tenerife, in the Canary Islands, on Thursday.
The five-storey building in the village of Los Cristianos collapsed at 9.30am in the calle Valle Menèndez. Adjacent buildings were evacuated as a precaution. The five-storey building in the village of Los Cristianos collapsed at 9.30am in the Calle del Valle Menèndez. Adjacent buildings were evacuated as a precaution.
Of the injuries, a 57-year-old woman is said to be in a serious condition, a man sustained minor injuries and a second woman was being treated after suffering a panic attack. Arona city council confirmed a woman had been found dead, while searches continued for nine of the 28 people who lived in the building.
Earlier reports said one person had died. Local media reported that the body of a woman aged about 70 had been pulled from the rubble by emergency services.
Nine people were reported missing but it is not clear if they were in the building. Several of the flats were used as holiday apartments and may not have been in use. Of the people injured, a 57-year-old woman was said to be in a serious condition, a man sustained minor injuries and a second woman was being treated after suffering a panic attack.
It is not clear if the nine missing people were in the building. Several of the flats were used as holiday apartments and may not have been in use.
Video footage showed the moments after the building collapsed.Video footage showed the moments after the building collapsed.
Primeros instantes del derrumbe de Los Cristianos Tenerife. pic.twitter.com/ON7EAXubS4Primeros instantes del derrumbe de Los Cristianos Tenerife. pic.twitter.com/ON7EAXubS4
Work was being carried out on the ground floor, a former bank, but stopped two weeks ago, apparently after serious cracks were discovered in the building. One witness reported hearing a loud bang before the building collapsed. Others believe it may have been caused by an explosion as there was a strong smell of gas.Work was being carried out on the ground floor, a former bank, but stopped two weeks ago, apparently after serious cracks were discovered in the building. One witness reported hearing a loud bang before the building collapsed. Others believe it may have been caused by an explosion as there was a strong smell of gas.
Óscar Núñez, who works in a lawyer’s office nearby, told a radio station that “there was a loud explosion and then the street was covered in dust”. A neighbour said: “You could hear people inside screaming.” Óscar Núñez, who works in a lawyer’s office nearby, told local radio: “There was a loud explosion and then the street was covered in dust.” A neighbour said: “You could hear people inside screaming.”