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On Saturday morning in La Rioja, northern Spain, a bar in San Vicente de la Sonsierra collapsed around 5:25 a.m., trapping between 25 and 30 people inside. Eleven injured patrons were hospitalized following the incident. Emergency services rescued individuals from the debris while firefighters continued to search for additional trapped victims. Authorities have initiated an investigation into the cause of the collapse.

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At around 5:25 a.m. on Saturday in San Vicente de la Sonsierra, located in La Rioja, northern Spain, a bar collapsed, trapping between 25 and 30 people inside. Eleven individuals were injured and taken to the hospital. Emergency services had to rescue people from the rubble of the destroyed building, while firefighters continued their search for anyone else who might have been trapped. Survivors reported that the floor collapsed first, followed by the ceiling. Police have since initiated an investigation into the cause of the collapse. Additionally, heavy rain in Madrigueras, southeastern Spain, led to flooding, causing around 90 people to be rescued and resulting in one fatality: a 102-year-old woman who died inside her home due to rising floodwaters.

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La Rioja MADRID San Vicente de la Sonsierra Spain Spanish

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The bar in San Vicente de la Sonsierra collapsed at about 5:25 a.m. (0325 GMT), trapping between 25 and 30 people inside, the Spanish government in La Rioja said.

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2026-10-03 · The Straits Times

Eleven hurt after bar collapses in Spain · assertive framing

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Eleven hurt after bar collapses in Spain MADRID, Oct 3 - asserted

bar → hurt → Spain

Eleven people were taken to hospital with injuries on Saturday after a bar collapsed in La Rioja in northern Spain, authorities said. asserted

authorities → take → Spain

The bar in San Vicente de la Sonsierra collapsed at about 5:25 a.m. (0325 GMT), trapping between 25 and 30 people inside, the Spanish government in La Rioja said. asserted

government → collapse → Rioja

Emergency services had to rescue people from the rubble of the destroyed building. asserted

services → have → building

Firefighters were checking the site to see if anyone else remained trapped. asserted

anyone → check → site

Survivors said the floor of the bar collapsed, followed by the ceiling, authorities said. asserted

authorities → say → ceiling

Police have launched an investigation into the cause of the bar collapse. asserted

Police → launch → collapse