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18-Year-Old Dies in Manacor House Collapse as Brother Is Discharged and Police Open Probe

Municipal records point to missing mandatory inspections, with no recent permits on file for the early‑1900s home.

Overview

  • The collapse occurred around 5:12 a.m. on Calle Sant Francesc when an upper slab gave way, crushing the bedroom below and trapping two brothers.
  • Rescuers freed the 12-year-old from under roughly a meter of debris; he was stabilized at Son Espases and released from hospital later on Thursday.
  • Police Nacional and Policía Científica are investigating the causes, and technical teams will seek judicial authorization to continue internal stabilization and debris removal.
  • City officials sealed and cordoned the property, ordered provisional evacuations nearby, and arranged temporary housing and psychological support for the family.
  • During rescue operations the structure suffered additional partial collapses and a firefighter was injured, as the community mourned the victim, identified locally as Miguel Ángel Flórez.