A festive day, marked by tradition and music, ended this Sunday afternoon with an unexpected accident that abruptly interrupted the event. What was raised as a pleasant afternoon for hundreds of attendees ended suddenly, causing scares and nervousness among the public present, although fortunately without fatal consequences.
Unexpected collapse during acting
The incident occurred in full celebration of the Jotas Festival that brought together numerous attendees in La Plana de Badalona (Barcelonès). Around 18.20, while the festive atmosphere dominated the place, a part of the light structure installed in the enclosure collapsed, generating panic among the attendees.
At that time, many people quietly enjoyed the musical show when a loud noise, followed by the cry of several spectators, broke the harmony of the event. According to municipal sourcesthree people were slightly injured because of the detachment of the lighting system. Quickly, the public collaborated to help those affected before even from emergency services.
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Immediate intervention of emergency services
As soon as I received the alert, at 18.22 hours, three endowments from the Generalitat pumps were mobilized and quickly arrived at the scene of the accident. His immediate work consisted of ensuring the area, avoiding greater risks and verifying the security of the rest of the structure, still standing, to prevent possible new collapses.
Simultaneously, several units of the Medical Emergency System (SEM) moved to the site to serve those affected. The toilets verified in the first instance the state of the three victims, identified as two men and a woman, who had minor injuries but required more exhaustive medical observation. After stabilizing them at the same festival enclosure, they were quickly transferred to the Municipal Hospital of Badalona, where they recover favorably.
Open research on the causes of the accident
After confirming that there were no victims of gravity, the mayor of Badalona, Xavier García Albiolhe appeared publicly to explain the first details about the incident. Albiol highlighted the rapid intervention of both the neighbors and the emergency services, which helped significantly to mitigate the effects of the accident.
In addition, the mayor announced that an investigation has already been opened to determine exactly the causes that caused the detachment of the light structure. At the moment, the exact causes are unknown, although some initial hypotheses point to a possible failure in the anchors due to Some defect or by a human error during the assembly of the structure.
However, the municipal authorities have preferred not to venture conclusions until the responsible technicians present the final report of their research.
Precedents and prevention in mass events
This incident puts on the table the importance of rigorously guaranteeing security in public events, especially those who congregate a large number of attendees. In recent years, similar accidents have occurred in various parts of Cataloniareinforcing the need for strict controls in all phases of preparation and assembly of infrastructure.
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In this sense, the rapid and effective response of emergency teams and Badalona’s own neighbors has been highlighted as a positive example of citizen cooperation in unforeseen situations. However, the need for local administrations and organizers to reinforce their protocols and preventive measures to avoid events such as Sunday.
This unexpected episode will undoubtedly serve to improve security and management in future events in the town, thus guaranteeing that celebrations remain moments of enjoyment and not accident scenarios that can endanger the physical integrity of the attendees.
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