08/25/2021 17:13
Clarín.com
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Updated 08/25/2021 5:13 PM
A three-story building collapsed on Wednesday in the Spanish town of Peñíscola, in the Valencian Community, and there are people trapped, according to sources from the firefighters.
The incident, the causes of which are unknown at the moment, occurred in a building with about
twenty apartments
located in that coastal city.
Five fire crews were transferred to the site, as well as personnel from the rescue and rescue units, the canine unit and the machinery and logistics unit, according to the same sources.
🚨The Provincial Fire Brigade Consortium reports on the collapse of a building in Urbanización Fontnova
👮👮♂️Local
Police
is at the site
Update landslide # Peñíscola.
⬇️⬇️ pic.twitter.com/Ep9ku8bqvK
- Ajuntament Peníscola (@ajuntpeniscola) August 25, 2021
The mayor of Peñíscola, Andrés Martínez, confirmed in statements to La Sexta that both police officers, firefighters and the Civil Guard are carrying out rescue work at the scene of the accident.
"In addition, medical services are also pending in the event that people who are trapped are found alive."
LM
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