Excess weight may have caused Mallorca building collapse, officials say

Investigation under way after four people killed and 16 injured in Medusa Beach Club in Palma

Investigators on the Spanish island of Mallorca are looking into whether overloading and structural issues caused the collapse of a beachfront restaurant and club, killing four people and injuring 16 others.

The two-storey Medusa Beach Club in Palma de Mallorca collapsed at about 8.30pm local time (7.30pm BST) on Thursday night, killing at least four people and leaving many others trapped in the rubble. One firefighter told the local newspaper Ultima Hora he had arrived to find a nightmarish" scene, with people screaming and crying and rubble piled high on the ground floor.