Around 150 people were evacuated from the Hotel Rey Don Jaime in Santa Ponsa on Thursday night after part of the dining room floor collapsed.
The incident occurred around 9.30pm. Guests were having dinner when, for reasons under investigation, the floor gave way at the hotel on the C. Gran Via Puig Major. Several guests were treated for minor injuries. There are no reports of serious injuries.
Paramedics treated people at the scene. Firefighters from the Calvia fire station, local police and Guardia Civil all also attended the scene.
Calvia Town Hall engineers are at the scene today, Friday, in order to assess the building structure. The Guardia Civil are heading the investigation into what happened. First indications are that the floor gave way because it is old and did not have reinforcing mesh.
The Mayor of Calvia, Juan Antonio Amengual, has visited the scene: “We have come here to assess the situation first-hand and also to thank the Local Police, Guardia Civil and Fire Brigade personnel, who responded swiftly and whose work deserves to be highlighted once again.
“We have encountered some tourists who were voluntarily vacating their rooms, but in general the situation has remained calm, and there have been no more than two minor injuries resulting from small cuts”.