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Tenerife nightclub dancefloor collapses, injuring 22 | Tenerife nightclub dancefloor collapses, injuring 22 |
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The dancefloor of a nightclub in Tenerife has collapsed, injuring 22 people. | The dancefloor of a nightclub in Tenerife has collapsed, injuring 22 people. |
Clubbers fell through the floor to the basement of the Butterfly Disco Pub at about 02:30 local time (02:30 GMT) on Sunday morning. | Clubbers fell through the floor to the basement of the Butterfly Disco Pub at about 02:30 local time (02:30 GMT) on Sunday morning. |
Several people suffered broken bones, including leg fractures. | Several people suffered broken bones, including leg fractures. |
The gay club is in a shopping centre in Playa de las Americas, a clubbing hotspot in the south of the Spanish island popular with tourists. | The gay club is in a shopping centre in Playa de las Americas, a clubbing hotspot in the south of the Spanish island popular with tourists. |
Those injured are said to be from a number of different countries, including France, Belgium and Romania. | Those injured are said to be from a number of different countries, including France, Belgium and Romania. |
Two of those injured were seriously hurt, suffering fractures to the femur or thigh bone, reported Efe news agency. Another six also broke bones while 14 suffered minor injuries. | Two of those injured were seriously hurt, suffering fractures to the femur or thigh bone, reported Efe news agency. Another six also broke bones while 14 suffered minor injuries. |
Emergency services scrambled to the scene after an area of the dancefloor of about 4 sq m (43 sq ft) gave way, and spent the next few hours evacuating the wounded. | Emergency services scrambled to the scene after an area of the dancefloor of about 4 sq m (43 sq ft) gave way, and spent the next few hours evacuating the wounded. |
"After the floor collapsed, the people who were inside fell to the basement from the height of approximately one floor," said the regional government in a statement quoted by AFP news agency. | "After the floor collapsed, the people who were inside fell to the basement from the height of approximately one floor," said the regional government in a statement quoted by AFP news agency. |
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