Breaking: Major hotel crumbles in Argentina with workers trapped inside
A ten-story building fell apart in Villa Gesell‚ Argentina with construction workers inside. Local rescue teams are working to free trapped people from the ruins of unauthorized construction site
In the early hours of oct-29 a devastating incident shook Villa Gesell — the ten-story Dubrovnik Hotel collapsed without warning. The building‚ located in Buenos Aires province came down while construction work was taking place
Local officials report that between 7-9 people (mostly construction workers) were inside the structure when it fell. The work at the site was going on despite not having proper permits; the city had actually stopped all building activities there just 2 months ago
Emergency teams are now digging through the debris to reach those trapped inside. The rescue operation faces a tough challenge — workers need to carefully remove large chunks of concrete and twisted metal. The municipalityʼs statement points out that construction at the Dubrovnik Hotel was officially halted in aug 2024‚ but some workers kept working at the site anyway: this led to todays catastrophic event
