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70-Meter Wall Collapse at Huétor Vega Football Field Leaves No Injuries

Officials say earlier perimeter fencing ordered after technicians flagged serious defects prevented casualties.

Overview

  • Nearly 70 meters of the Las Viñas field’s perimeter wall collapsed suddenly around 17:45 on Christmas Day in Huétor Vega, Granada.
  • Municipal Urbanismo staff had identified serious structural problems weeks earlier, prompting the Town Hall to fence off the entire lateral side.
  • Preliminary reporting attributes the failure to poor construction quality combined with recent rains, with formal technical findings still pending.
  • Residents described a loud crash and brief ground tremor, with one neighbor likening the sensation to a sizable earthquake.
  • Mayor Mario del Paso noted that without the earlier perimeter cutoff, the fallen wall could have struck passing vehicles or pedestrians.