Building collapse that killed 4 people in Spain was caused by negligence, authorities say

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• The deadly collapse of a building on Spain's Mallorca island occurred due to the lack of proper authorization for the structure.
• Excess weight and poorly executed construction work on the first-floor terrace were cited as the primary causes of the collapse.
• At the time of the incident, 21 people were on the terrace.

A building housing a bar and restaurant club that collapsed, killing four people on Mallorca, lacked the proper authorization, local authorities on the Spanish island said Tuesday.

Palma de Mallorca Mayor Jaime Martínez told reporters that it seems the collapse of a first-floor terrace was caused by excess weight and some poorly executed construction work on the building.

Two German women, ages 20 and 30, and a 33-year-old Spanish woman as well as a 44-year-old Senegalese man died last Thursday when the terrace buckled and came down. The Spanish woman worked in the club, they said.

THE COLLAPSE OF A BUILDING ON SPAIN’S MALLORCA ISLAND LEAVES 4 PEOPLE DEAD, OFFICIALS SAY

"There should have been no activity on top (of the building)," fire department spokesman Eder García said.

A firefighter looks at part of a collapsed building that killed four people in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, on May 24, 2024. A building housing a bar and restaurant club that collapsed, killing four people on Mallorca, lacked the proper authorization, local authorities on the Spanish island said on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Francisco Ubilla)

The terrace damaged the street-level floor below as well as a disco area in the basement.

García said 21 people were on the terrace at the time of the tragedy. He said that combined weight of 12 Dutch people at a group of tables, plus the waiters serving them, appears to have overloaded the roof.

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Palma is the capital of the Mediterranean island popular with tourists. The restaurant, called Medusa Beach Club, was located near the beach in an area that was packed with tourists.