Bar collapse in La Rioja autonomous region in northern Spain, injuring 11 people and sending them to hospital

The ceiling and floor of a bar in La Rioja Autonomous Region in northern Spain suddenly collapsed early on the morning of the 3rd, and dozens of people were trapped inside.

Authorities said that a bar collapsed in La Rioja, an autonomous region in northern Spain, in the early morning of the 3rd. Eleven people were injured and sent to hospital for treatment. The cause of the incident is still under investigation.

The La Rioja Autonomous Region government stated that they received a report at 5:25 a.m. local time on the 3rd (11:25 a.m. Taiwan time on the same day) that the bar in San Vicente de la Sonsierra collapsed and 25 to 30 people were trapped inside.

El País, Spain's largest newspaper, said that the collapse of the bar temporarily trapped 50 people, 25 to 30 of whom were trapped in the rubble; 12 people were slightly or seriously injured, and 9 of them were sent to 2 different medical centers.

Emergency crews rescued those trapped from the rubble of the collapsed building, and firefighters canvassed the scene to confirm everyone had been rescued.

Authorities said survivors reported the bar's floor collapsed first and then its ceiling. Police have launched an investigation into the cause of the bar collapse.