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Five die as Majorca block tumbles | |
(about 1 hour later) | |
At least five people died when a residential building collapsed overnight in Majorca's capital Palma, in the Spanish Balearic Islands. | |
The three-storey structure, said to be at least 50 years old, collapsed at about 0030 (2230 GMT on Sunday). | The three-storey structure, said to be at least 50 years old, collapsed at about 0030 (2230 GMT on Sunday). |
Rescuers are searching for more people who are unaccounted for, and believed to be in the rubble. Four others were injured in the collapse, two seriously. | |
The local gas supplier has ruled out a gas leak as a possible cause. | The local gas supplier has ruled out a gas leak as a possible cause. |
There is nothing to indicate that Britons or other foreigners are among the dead. | There is nothing to indicate that Britons or other foreigners are among the dead. |