Four killed in Madrid building collapse identified

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8 Oct 2025 • 7:28 PM MYT
The Independent
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  • Four people died after a building undergoing renovation partially collapsed in Madrid on Tuesday.
  • The victims were identified as three construction workers and a 30-year-old female architect, whose bodies were recovered approximately 15 hours after the incident.
  • Three other construction workers sustained injuries in the collapse of the six-storey building's interior structure on Calle de las Hileras.
  • Madrid’s Judicial Police are investigating the exact cause of the collapse, which witnesses described as sounding like a bomb.
  • The 1965-built building had been acquired in 2022 by a Saudi fund and was being converted into a four-star hotel.

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