Overview
- The ceiling collapse that hit the hotel’s main restaurant Sunday left at least seven people injured during a busy Easter lunch service.
- Plasterboard panels and air-conditioning ducts fell onto about 60 diners inside the three-star Poseidón Palace in central Benidorm.
- Emergency crews arrived at about 2:20 p.m., with regional coordinators (CICU) sending advanced and basic life support ambulances, SAMU medical teams, and Red Cross staff.
- An eight-year-old child and a 78-year-old man were taken to hospital and discharged after treatment, while five others aged 33 to 80 remained hospitalised, with one under observation at Hospital de la Marina Baixa.
- Officials have not identified a cause, and a municipal architect is inspecting the site, with reporters noting earlier hotel structure failures in Benidorm in 2025 and 2023 that have raised wider questions about building upkeep and oversight.