11 injured when a bar collapses in San Vicente de la Sonsierra

A total of 11 people, of whom six have been transferred to the San Pedro de Logroño Hospital and another two to the Health Hospital in Haro, have been injured to various degrees after the collapse this Saturday of a bar in the Rioja town of San Vicente de la Sonsierra, which has caused between 25 and 30 people to be trapped.

As reported by the Government Delegation in La Rioja, around 5:25 a.m. a notification was received that between 25 and 30 people were trapped in the rubble due to the collapse and could not leave the premises.

The Civil Guard of La Rioja, in a note, added that, according to the first information collected, the incident was initially triggered by the collapse of the floor of the establishment, which later caused the partial collapse of the roof. As a result, several people have been trapped in the rubble, unable to leave the premises on their own.

Subsequently, the Civil Guard patrol that went to the scene reported that 11 people were being treated with injuries of various degrees. Six of them have been transferred to the San Pedro de Logroño University Hospital, about 35 kilometers from San Vicente de la Sonsierra; and two to the Haro health center, 11 minutes from the scene of the event.