Fourty people have sustained injuries after a floor collapsed at the Butterfly Disco Club in Adeje on Spain's holiday island of Tenerife at 2.30 a.m. GMT, the regional government of Spain's Canary Islands said in a statement on Sunday.
"After the floor collapsed, the people who were inside fell to the basement from the height of approximately one floor," the statement reads.
VÍDEO | Se elevan a 40 los heridos #discoteca de #Adeje, ninguno crítico.
— Noticias CMM (@CMM_noticias) 26 ноября 2017 г.
Entre escombros han rescatado los @BomberosTf a los afectados por el derrumbe del suelo. @adeje ha procedido al cierre del centro comercial que albergaba el local y ha abierto investigación pic.twitter.com/lsY0y7Lqo2
Firefighters stayed at the scene until 6:00 a.m. to search the basement for missing people.
Roof collapse at Club in tenerife #tenerife pic.twitter.com/uBC9EcDpzY
— Paul (@onthatB0MBSHELL) 26 ноября 2017 г.
Eighteen people went to hospital themselves, while 21 had to be brought there by local emergency services, with one person being treated at the scene, the regional government said. The injuries included broken legs, ankle sprains and bruises, while two of the injuries were deemed serious.
Así quedó la discoteca de Adeje en la que 22 personas resultaron heridas tras ceder el suelo https://t.co/hRFp9oD2QB pic.twitter.com/7iR1569oqG
— informativost5 (@informativost5) 26 ноября 2017 г.
According to the government, the injured included two French men aged 38 and 40, two British men aged 57 and 59, a 45-year-old Romanian man, and a 23-year-old Belgian woman.
SPAIN: Multiple Injuries In Dance Floor Collapse At Popular Canary Islands Gay Nightclub [VIDEO] — https://t.co/IWuSLaee0G pic.twitter.com/r2l7SgldDx
— JoeMyGod (@JoeMyGod) 26 ноября 2017 г.
Police have launched an investigation into the incident; the club had its licence in order and wasn't overcrowded at the moment of the accident.
The Canary Islands, which are located off the west coast of Africa, are Spain's second most visited region after Catalonia.
