At least one dead and eleven injured in hotel floor and scaffolding collapse in Spain

ONE PERSON has died and emergency services are working to free two people trapped under rubble after part of the Ritz hotel in Madrid collapsed this afternoon (Tuesday).
Eleven people have also been injured after reports suggested that a section of the sixth floor plunged to the first, taking with it a section of scaffolding.
The luxury five-star city centre hotel is located in the Plaza de la Lealtad is currently undergoing refurbishment works which are due to be completed in 2019. The works will provide the hotel with a spa and new common spaces, as well as an appreciable improvement of the services and quality of the rooms and suites, including the creation of a new Royal Suite.
The hotel’s grand opening on 2 October 1910 was officiated by King Alfonso XIII. It was one of the first buildings in Madrid that used reinforced concrete in its construction.
The Hotel Ritz Madrid is managed by Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group and located in Madrid’s “Golden Triangle” of culture. It is located directly opposite the Museo del Prado and close by other major galleries including the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum and Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia.
More to follow…

Compañero de UICJ en el lugar de los hechos Hotel #Ritz nos cuenta el protocolo de actuación ante un siniestro laboral. La competencia en #Madrid para la investigación de siniestros laborales es exclusiva y excluyente de @policiademadrid pic.twitter.com/Ar6GfUgR99

— Policía Municipal de Madrid (@policiademadrid) September 18, 2018

Declaraciones del Jefe del Cuerpo E. Amores de los trabajos que hemos realizado en la búsqueda y rescate de las personas atrapadas en el derrumbe de un andamio en las obras de remodelación del hotel Ritz #Madrid
Con una persona fallecida y once heridos, dos de ellos graves. pic.twitter.com/cAkW6pbEIp

— Bomberos Madrid (@BomberosMad) September 18, 2018

La UICJ se hace cargo de las investigaciones en el derrumbe del #Ritz
Resto de unidades colaboran en el perímetro de seguridad. pic.twitter.com/B6CLLmCW2T

— Policía Municipal de Madrid (@policiademadrid) September 18, 2018

Así los alrededores en el Hotel Ritz tras derrumbe de andamio
Madrid🇪🇸 #España pic.twitter.com/EuvEs74vHV

— Poncho Muñoz (@PonchoMunoz) September 18, 2018