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

A total of twelve people, of whom six have been transferred to the San Pedro de Logroño Hospital, have been injured to various degrees, without any of their lives being in danger, after the collapse this Saturday of a bar in San Vicente de la Sonsierra (La Rioja), which has left around 50 people trapped.

The event occurred around 5:25 a.m. in the establishment, which had permission to open until 6:00 a.m. and inside there were fifty people, some of whom were trapped by the rubble and others were able to get out on their own.

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.

Given the seriousness of the events, four Civil Guard patrols have been deployed to secure the perimeter, guarantee citizen security and coordinate directly with the emergency services.

Of the twelve injured people, one man has a possible fracture in his leg and an open wound; while the others have minor injuries, he detailed.

Six of the injured have been transferred to the San Pedro de Logroño University Hospital, about 35 kilometers from San Vicente de la Sonsierra; and three to the Haro health center, 11; while the rest, of a minor nature, have received assistance at the scene of the event.

The health services, Red Cross, firefighters and Civil Protection have also traveled to San Vicente de la Sonsierra; as well as architects and surveyors in the event of damage caused to the structures of the premises and the adjoining house. In this house, which was empty, a wall has also collapsed as a result of what happened in the bar.

Firefighters have carried out urgent tasks of shoring up the establishment and meticulous inspection and search work to rule out the presence of more people trapped inside.

A Civil Protection technician has activated his own cynological service and a dog has verified that there is no person under the rubble.