Eleven hurt after bar collapses in San Vicente de la Sonsierra, La Rioja

Mixed · 2Eleven people were taken to hospital with injuries after a bar collapsed in La Rioja, northern Spain, on Saturday 3 October, authorities said. 1 2 Right · 1The bar, in San Vicente de la Sonsierra, collapsed at about 5:25 a.m. local time (0325 GMT), trapping between 25 and 30 people inside, according to the Spanish government in La Rioja. 1 Left · 1Metro, a UK outlet, reported a higher toll: 12 people taken to hospital and up to 50 people in the bar, which it named as Bar Tempranillo. 3

Left · 1Metro said the Guardia Civil confirmed six people were transferred to the San Pedro hospital in Logroño, about 35 km away, and two more were taken to the Haro health centre. 3 Mixed · 2Emergency services rescued people from the rubble, and firefighters were checking the site to see whether anyone else remained trapped. 1 2 Left · 1A local authority statement quoted by Metro said two buildings, at numbers 8 and 10 Zumalacárregui Street, partially collapsed; SOS Rioja mobilised firefighters, the Civil Guard, health services, the Red Cross and a search-and-rescue dog unit, and the Red Cross sent two ambulances and eight paramedics. 3

Mixed · 2Survivors told authorities that the floor of the bar collapsed first, followed by the ceiling. 1 2 Mixed · 2Police have launched an investigation into the cause of the collapse, which has not been reported. 1 2 Centre · 1The Times of India, citing Reuters, also reported separately that a 102-year-old woman died and about 90 people were rescued after flooding from heavy rain in Madrigueras, in Castilla-La Mancha, in southeastern Spain; this was a separate incident, not linked to the bar collapse. 2