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A Paris apartment floor collapsed during a party, injuring 16, with a structural failure suspected.
A fifth-floor apartment in Paris’s 11th arrondissement collapsed during a party on Saturday night, injuring at least 16 people, including one who suffered a cardiorespiratory arrest but was revived and hospitalized.
Around 50 people were present when the floor gave way, prompting a major emergency response involving 145 firefighters and 45 vehicles.
Authorities confirmed the building’s overall structure remained intact and ruled out a gas leak, citing a structural failure.
The Paris prosecutor has launched an investigation, and the street was reopened by Sunday morning.
The incident underscores concerns about building safety in densely populated urban areas.
Un piso de un apartamento en París se derrumbó durante una fiesta, hiriendo a 16 personas, con la sospecha de un fallo estructural.