Three injured as city centre building in major European city collapses

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A building under renovation in central Madrid partially collapsed on Tuesday.

Three construction workers wee injured and 4 others missing, Spanish authorities said.

Emergency services are searching for the missing workers, according to central government official Francisco MartĂ­n.

One of the injured workers was being treated at a hospital for a leg fracture, emergency services spokeswoman Beatriz MartĂ­n said.

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Firefighters said that “several floors” of the five-story building collapsed.

Police were also at the scene.

In video posted on X by emergency services, the building’s facade was covered by a huge green tarp typically used by construction crews when renovating older buildings.

The facade of the building was intact, and the rubble hadn’t fallen outside on the street.

This is a developing story, more to follow.