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| Tenerife nightclub dancefloor collapses, injuring 40 | Tenerife nightclub dancefloor collapses, injuring 40 |
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| The dancefloor of a nightclub in Tenerife has collapsed, injuring 40 people. | The dancefloor of a nightclub in Tenerife has collapsed, injuring 40 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 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 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 Spain, France, the UK, Belgium and Romania. | Those injured are said to be from a number of different countries, including Spain, France, the UK, Belgium and Romania. |
| The number of casualties rose from 22 to 40 as it emerged that 18 had made their own way to hospitals. | The number of casualties rose from 22 to 40 as it emerged that 18 had made their own way to hospitals. |
| Two of those injured were seriously hurt, suffering fractures to the femur, or thigh bone, reported the local government. The remainder are believed to have suffered moderate to light injuries. | |
| Emergency services scrambled to the scene after a large section of the dancefloor gave way, and spent the next few hours evacuating the wounded. | Emergency services scrambled to the scene after a large section of the dancefloor 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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