Story By: Ana Lacasa, Sub-Editor: Alex Cope, Agency: Central European News
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This is the moment a nightclub dance floor collapses as hundreds of revellers – crammed into an 80-person venue – jump up and down to the music before they are swallowed up by the newly-formed sinkhole below.
According to reports, six people were injured after a sinkhole appeared on the floor of the Costa Brava nightclub in the central Colombian capital Bogota.
When the floor collapsed, over 30 people fell through and were trapped under the rubble, according to local media.
Eyewitness Sebastian Lopez said: “Everyone was jumping up and down and the floor suddenly gave way.”
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According to the local authorities, a 25-square-metre (269-square-foot) sinkhole appeared due to structural issues.
Reports said that six people were injured, including two underage revellers aged 17 and 16 years old.
The police suspect that there were around 200 people in the venue at the time, which reportedly has a maximum capacity of 80.
The club has since been closed as the authorities investigate the extent of the structural damage.
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Nightclub owner Miguel Angel Giraldo said that the party was for a gathering of local artists and that everything was in order.
Giraldo also confirmed that there were underage people in the club, but that alcohol was not being served that night.
The investigation is ongoing.
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