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Two Killed After Scaffold Falls From 18-Story Benidorm Building

Officials are investigating how the structure gave way.

Overview

  • A scaffold dropped from the midsection of an 18-story building on Calle Ibiza in Benidorm, leaving two people dead, the regional emergency center CICU confirmed.
  • Ambulances, Local and National Police, and provincial firefighters secured the scene and worked through heavy debris to check for further hazards.
  • Authorities first reported one death and one very serious injury before updating the toll to two fatalities.
  • A third person remains under observation after the collapse but was initially described as uninjured.
  • Investigators have not released the victims’ identities, and the cause of the collapse has not yet been determined.