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Mallorca Hotel Dining Room Floor Collapses, Injuring Two and Forcing Closure

Investigators are examining whether aging construction with insufficient steel reinforcement caused the failure.

Overview

  • The Zafiro Rey Don Jaime in Santa Ponça saw a roughly 30‑square‑meter section of its dining room floor give way during dinner Thursday night around 9:30 p.m.
  • Two guests suffered minor cuts and were taken by ambulance to a hospital for precautionary care.
  • Firefighters, local police, and the Guardia Civil secured the area as more than 150 people were evacuated or left on their own.
  • Authorities opened an inquiry, with technicians checking the load‑bearing structure and an initial theory that age and missing steel reinforcement led to the collapse.
  • The hotel shut on Friday and began relocating about 520 guests to other properties, renewing focus on building safety after a deadly beach club collapse on the island in 2024.