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More than 300 people have been injured, five seriously, after a section of wooden platform collapsed at an urban sports and music festival in Spain.

It had been packed with people watching a rap artist at the two-day O Marisquiño event in the north-west city of Vigo, in Galicia.

Police confirmed that there were no known fatalities.

Witnesses reported scenes of panic as people - many of them teenagers - tried to scramble to safety.

Some fell into the sea.

Personal effects such as mobile phones and handbags were left scattered on the ground.

Several emergency teams attended to the injured, and divers were sent into the sea to check that no-one was trapped beneath the structure.

'Like a lift'

Skip Twitter post by @DiegoGagoB Preocupado por las noticias que llegan acerca del desplome de una parte de la pasarela de madera del Puerto de Vigo. Confiamos en que no se confirme ningún herido grave. Nos acercamos. #Marisquino18 pic.twitter.com/WLCF3aP3aM — Diego Gago Bugarín (@DiegoGagoB) August 12, 2018 Report

The incident happened shortly before midnight on Sunday as a crowd was listening to the Majorcan rap artist Rels B.

According to eyewitnesses, the wooden platform gave way during the first song of the concert as Rels B, who had just started his performance, told the crowd to jump, local media report.

"The floor [of the platform] dropped like a lift. It was a matter of five seconds," Aitana Alonso told a local newspaper. "It broke and we all fell. People fell on me. I had trouble getting out. I was trying to get out and skidded, my foot got stuck, in the water. I got it out. A boy gave me his hand and I got out. I felt paralysed and [then] I left. There was a girl with blood on her head."

Image copyright EPA Image caption It is not yet clear why the platform collapsed

Earlier, the regional health minister, Jesus Vazquez Almuina, told local radio about the nature of the injuries people suffered.

"These are provisional figures, patients are still being evaluated... The vast majority are light injuries for bruises. There are five hospitalisations, mainly broken bones and some head injuries," he told local radio.

In a tweet (in Spanish), Rels B wished "strength" to the injured and advised anyone worried about friends or relatives to contact an emergency information point set up by festival organisers.

The mayor of the city, Abel Caballero, has said there will be an investigation into the causes of the incident.

It is not yet clear whether the platform collapsed because there were too many people on it, or because the structure itself was weak, or whether other factors were involved.

O Marisquiño is a free festival taking place outdoors in Vigo in August, attended by some 160,000 visitors.

It features various cultural activities, including concerts and gastronomy, and some 10 sports competitions - including skateboarding and mountain biking - over a three-day period.</s>More than 300 people have been injured, five seriously, after a section of wooden platform collapsed at an urban sports and music festival in the northern Spanish city of Vigo.</s>A wooden platform collapsed and fell into the sea during a music and sport festival in Vigo, Spain. BBC
• More than 300 people are injured after a wooden walkway collapsed at O Marisquiño festival in Vigo, Spain, on Sunday.
• Seven were taken to hospital, of which five had serious injuries.
• It's not yet clear what caused the platform to collapse.
• Watch the moment the platform collapsed below.

A 427-foot-long wooden walkway collapsed at a sport and music festival in Spain on Sunday, injuring more than 300 people.

The walkway at O Marisquiño festival in Vigo, northwestern Spain, collapsed during a concert and slid into the sea. It's not yet clear what caused the platform to collapse.

Three hundred and thirty people were injured, of which seven were sent to the hospital, the local Faro de Vigo newspaper reported on Monday. Five of them are seriously injured.

Those in hospital are mainly suffering from broken bones and head injures, the BBC reported, citing regional health minister Jesus Vazquez Almuina. Police have reported no fatalities.

Watch the moment the platform gave way in the video below. It appears to be filmed by someone standing on the platform.

Aitana Alonso, who was standing on the platform, told Faro de Vigo: "The floor went down like an elevator - it was a matter of five seconds - it broke and we all fell in.

"A boy gave me his hand and I got out. I felt paralyzed and I left. There was a girl with blood on her head."

This video shows the scene shortly after the collapse:

And here's what the platform looked like right after the collapse:

The outdoor festival is completely free and more than 160,000 people come to the town of Vigo every year to participate.

Diego Gago Bugarín, Vigo's city councilor, tweeted: "Worried about the news about the collapse of a part of the wooden walkway of the port of Vigo... We're on our way."

Spanish rap artist Rels B, who was playing at the time of the collapse, also tweeted his good wishes to the injured.

The free festival attracts more than 160,000 people, including many teenagers, from around the country every year. It stages concerts as well as spectator sports such as BMX, skateboarding, and three-on-three basketball.</s>Over three hundred people were injured, two seriously, after a wooden boardwalk collapsed during a seaside music festival in northwest Spain late Sunday.

Dramatic video provided by eyewitnesses and local TV crews shows emergency crews scrambling to free those trapped after a section of wooden jetty collapsed in the city of Vigo. Screams could be heard as people tried to climb out of the rubble.

A total of 316 people were hurt in the incident that took place around midnight (around 6 p.m. ET), a spokesperson for the Galicia health service told NBC News. Nine were taken to hospital — two were listed in serious condition.

The platform was packed with many young people watching a performance at the closing event of a three-day festival when the boardwalk gave way.

The wooden boards cracked along a central section, about 130 feet long, and people slid down into the sea below, emergency services said. Personal effects, such as mobile phones and handbags, were left scattered on the ground.

Vigo's mayor Abel Caballero Tweeted the wounded were being evacuated to the city's hospitals and firefighters continued to work in the collapse zone.

A woman who was on the pier when it collapsed said the concert had just begun and the crowd was jumping.

"Suddenly we heard a boom and all the wood collapsed to the floor, everyone had fallen, everyone was on the floor, crushed, and so many injured," another woman who witnessed the incident told local station RTVE.

It's not clear why the platform collapsed, but Caballero said there will be an investigation launched into what caused the incident.

The president of the Vigo port authority, Enrique Cesar Lopez Veiga, said he suspects there was a structural problem in the boardwalk, which is supported by concrete pillars.

He told a local radio station that the boardwalk probably collapsed "because of excessive weight" on it.

The popular annual festival features music and urban sports like skateboarding.</s>More than 300 people have been injured, five seriously, after part of a wooden promenade collapsed at a music festival in Spain.

More than 300 people have been injured, five seriously, after part of a wooden promenade collapsed at a music festival in Spain.

The seafront boardwalk, 30 metres long, was packed with people watching a rap artist in the north-western city of Vigo when it collapsed just before midnight on Sunday.

"The causes have yet to be determined. Everything indicates that no one is trapped underneath," said Vigo mayor Abel Caballero.

Witnesses said people struggled to scramble for safety from under the debris of the structure.

A total of 313 people were injured, five of them seriously with broken bones, said the regional health minister of Galicia, Jesus Vazquez Almuina.

"The vast majority are light injuries or bruises," he said. "There are five hospitalisations, mainly broken bones and some head injuries."

The wooden boards cracked along a central section and people slid into the sea below, emergency services said. Eyewitnesses reported scenes of panic.

The president of the Vigo port authority, Enrique Cesar Lopez Veiga, said he suspects there was a structural problem in the boardwalk, which is supported by concrete pillars. He said it collapsed "probably because of excessive weight" on it.

Mr Caballero announced an investigation. The annual festival features music and urban sports such as skateboarding.</s>Hundreds of people were injured after a wooden platform collapsed at a music festival in north-west Spain. Footage captured at the O Marisquiño festival on Sunday night appears to show the moment the platform falls into the sea, according to El País
• Hundreds injured after platform falls into sea at Vigo music festival</s>A wooden platform collapsed at a seaside music festival in northwestern Spain last night, injuring hundreds.

 Luckily, there were no reports of any fatalities from the incident but at least five were seriously hurt.

 Witnesses there told a local TV station that there were “loads of people” on the boardwalk at the O Marisquino festival in Vigo.

The post Spain Festival Collapse Injures Hundreds appeared first on 850 WFTL.</s>Hundreds of people were injured when a wooden boardwalk collapsed into the sea at a music and urban sports festival in northwestern Spain, authorities said Monday.

Regional health chief Jesus Vazquez Almuina told Antena 3 television that 313 people required medical treatment following the incident in the city of Vigo in the Galicia region at around midnight Sunday.

A 130-foot stretch of the boardwalk gave way during a rap performance - the closing event of the three-day festival - sending concertgoers sliding into the sea.

A video which appears to have been taken from the crowd, shows the performers on stage before the screen goes dark and screaming is heard.

Five people suffered serious, but not life-threatening injuries, officials said.

Enrique Cesar Lopez Veiga, the president of the Vigo port authority, said he suspected the boardwalk, which is supported by concrete pillars, had a structural problem.

He told Cadena Ser radio that it collapsed "probably because of excessive weight" on it.

Aitana Alonso, a concertgoer, told the Faro de Vigo newspaper: "It broke and we all fell. People fell on me. I had trouble getting out. I was trying to get out and skidded, my foot got stuck, in the water. I got it out. A boy gave me his hand and I got out. I felt paralyzed and I left. There was a girl with blood on her head."

Vigo mayor Abel Caballero announced an investigation into the incident. The popular O Marisquiño annual festival draws a large crowd of youths and features music and sports such as skateboarding.</s>More than 300 people have been injured following the collapse of a wooden platform at a music festival in northern Spain.

The incident happened at the O Marisquiño festival in Vigo at around midnight local time (11pm Irish time) last night.

313 people were injured - five seriously - following the incident.

Local media has reported that two of those seriously injured were children.

There have been no reports of fatalities.

The local mayor told reporters that festival-goers were watching Mallorcan rap artist Rels B perform when the collapse occurred.

Many of those caught up in the collapse are reported to have fallen into the sea below.

However, officials said there was no indication that anybody was trapped underneath the collapsed structure.

Investigations are now taking place in a bid to establish the cause of the collapse.

It is believed 'structural issues' could be to blame, according to a statement from the Port Authority.

O Marisquiño is described as an 'urban culture and action sports festival', and was holding its 18th edition this year.</s>More than 260 people were injured, five of them seriously, in Vigo in Spain when a wooden walkway collapsed during a festival performance, authorities said on Monday.

A total of 266 were hurt in the collapse on Sunday night, Galicia regional health minister, Jesus Vazquez Almuina, said Monday.
More than 300 people are injured, five seriously, after a section of wooden jetty collapsed at an urban sports and music festival in Vigo, Spain.