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Four Dead After Madrid Building Under Renovation Collapses

Police opened a probe into the Hileras Street collapse near Puerta del Sol, focusing on renovation practices.

Overview

  • The top floor of the six-storey structure pancaked through lower levels around 1 p.m. Tuesday during its conversion into a four-star hotel.
  • Spanish authorities confirmed four bodies were recovered, and three construction workers were injured.
  • One victim was a 30-year-old architect named locally as Laura, and the other three were male workers from Mali, Guinea and Ecuador.
  • Firefighters and police conducted overnight recovery using sniffer dogs and drones as the site remained cordoned off.
  • Local reports named a Saudi multimillionaire as the owner and suggested about 40 people may have been inside, details not confirmed by officials.