BOGOTA (Reuters) -4 individuals had been killed and about 70 injured on Sunday when a part of a stand collapsed at a bullring within the city of El Espinal, Colombia, provincial officers stated.
Movies posted on social media confirmed the part of the stand toppling ahead into the ring, the place locals had been collaborating in a bull-running occasion tied to the feast day of Saint Peter and Saint Paul.
“There are 4 useless at this second – two ladies, a person and a minor,” Tolima provincial governor Jose Ricardo Orozco advised native Blu Radio.
Nobody remained trapped within the wreckage, Main Luis Fernando Velez, director of civil protection within the province, advised native Caracol tv, and several other individuals reported as lacking have been discovered.
“The emergency has been overcome on the website of the incident. Roughly 70 individuals had been injured,” Velez stated.
Ambulances had been despatched from the close by cities of Ibague and Melgar to assist the injured, who’ve overwhelmed El Espinal’s hospital, Velez stated, including he didn’t know precisely what the stand was constructed with however it gave the impression to be wood boards.