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Mallorca Hotel Dining Room Floor Collapses, Two Hurt

Authorities are probing possible age-related failure without mesh reinforcement following a recent Benidorm hotel collapse that has sharpened safety scrutiny.

Overview

  • The Rey Don Jaime hotel in Santa Ponça, where a dining-room floor gave way Thursday night, was cleared of about 150 people as a precaution.
  • Calvià mayor Juan Antonio Amengual said two guests suffered minor cuts and that the hotel returned to calm after the evacuation.
  • Firefighters from the Calvià station, ambulance crews, Local Police and the Civil Guard responded and treated several people at the scene.
  • The Civil Guard is leading the inquiry and is examining whether age and a lack of mesh reinforcement allowed a floor panel to sink, with formal reports still pending.
  • The incident comes days after a restaurant roof collapse at Benidorm’s Poseidon Palace injured seven people, a pairing that could spur checks on older tourist hotels as municipal architects complete technical reviews.