Body of second missing person found in collapsed Madrid building

Source: Xinhua    2018-05-25 22:02:29

MADRID, May 25 (Xinhua) -- The body of the second missing person in Tuesday's collapse of a building's interior here in the Spanish capital was recovered and local medical services confirmed the death on Friday.

The body of 42-year-old Agustin Bello was found beneath the rubble at around 8:30 a.m. local time (0630 GMT) on Friday, 64 hours after the building collapsed when a slab of masonry on the seventh floor fell,causing the floors underneath to give way.

Emergency services informed Bello's family, who had been waiting on the site since the early hours of the morning.

Bello was visiting his brother, who has involved in renovation work on the building when the accident happened. His brother was uninjured.

Jose Sanchez, the other person who had been missing in the incident, was found in the ruins and confirmed dead on Thursday afternoon.

Around 20 people were estimated to have been working on the building at the time of the collapse, and one was reported as having been slightly injured.

The exact cause of the accident is still under investigation. 

Editor: Shi Yinglun
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Body of second missing person found in collapsed Madrid building

Source: Xinhua 2018-05-25 22:02:29

MADRID, May 25 (Xinhua) -- The body of the second missing person in Tuesday's collapse of a building's interior here in the Spanish capital was recovered and local medical services confirmed the death on Friday.

The body of 42-year-old Agustin Bello was found beneath the rubble at around 8:30 a.m. local time (0630 GMT) on Friday, 64 hours after the building collapsed when a slab of masonry on the seventh floor fell,causing the floors underneath to give way.

Emergency services informed Bello's family, who had been waiting on the site since the early hours of the morning.

Bello was visiting his brother, who has involved in renovation work on the building when the accident happened. His brother was uninjured.

Jose Sanchez, the other person who had been missing in the incident, was found in the ruins and confirmed dead on Thursday afternoon.

Around 20 people were estimated to have been working on the building at the time of the collapse, and one was reported as having been slightly injured.

The exact cause of the accident is still under investigation. 

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