Three women and a man have died after a beach club partially collapsed in Majorca.

Two German women aged 20 and 30, one 23-year-old Spanish woman and a Senegalese man aged 44 died after the first floor of the two-storey Medusa Beach Club in Palma collapsed on Thursday, Sky News has been told.

A further 16 people were injured in the incident which occurred at 8.30pm local time, seven of whom were “very seriously” injured and nine were seriously injured, emergency services said yesterday.

No details about the nationalities of the injured have been released.

Emergency services in the vicinity of a collapsed building, in Playa de Palma, on May 23, 2024, in Palma de Mallorca, Mallorca, Balearic Islands (Spain). At least two people have died Thursday in the collapse of a building in Playa de Palma, as reported by the 112 in the social network X where it also indicates that there would be between 12 and 14 injured of varying degrees. 24 MAY 2024 Isaac Buj / Europa Press 05/23/2024 (Europa Press via AP)
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Palma’s fire chief Eder Garcia reportedly told Spanish media that most of those affected are middle-aged foreigners of various nationalities, according to newspaper El Pais.

Firefighters were seen removing people from the building, some were taken out on stretchers as ambulances waited outside.

Building collapse in Majorca kills multiple people
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People were believed to be trapped in the building. Pic: AP

Raul Pursnami, owner of a clothes shop next to the beach club, told El Pais that he heard a loud noise before the collapse.

He said everything happened very quickly while people were eating and others were dancing.

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Palma, Majorca’s capital, is an area popular with tourists.

The beach club been promoting events for Saturday 25 May to launch the 2024 season, according to its social media sites.

The UK’s Foreign Office said it was “aware” of the incident, adding that there were “currently no reports of British nationals having been informed”.

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Yesterday, Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez sent his condolences to the families of the deceased and wished for a “speedy recovery”.

He said he was monitoring the situation closely and his government would be ready to deploy “all the means and personnel that are necessary”.

Three days of mourning has been declared by Palma City Council, according to local media reports.