Footage of fatal stadium collapse

Horror pictures show the wooden framework crumbling to the ground at the improvised stadium in El Espinal, Colombia, The Sun reports.Several bulls fled the stadium into the streets of San Pedro in fear as panicked revellers tried to help those trapped.Four people have been confirmed dead, with at least 500 others injured.Shocking footage shows the moment the stands – packed with hundreds of men, women and children – collapsed.The boxes can be seen tipping forwards before smashing into the ground.Other audience members fell from other parts of the stands after a portion caved in.Emergency crews have been sent in to rescue those stuck under the rubble.It’s unclear what caused the stands to collapse.Authorities urged people at the stadium and nearby to remain calm, reports El Tiempo.A statement from the mayor’s office of Espinal said: “We deeply regret what happened in the bullring.“We want to call for calm to the entire community.“Once the emergency became known, the relief agencies acted immediately, achieving the evacuation of the injured for primary care at the San Rafael Hospital in the municipality.”Officials are now probing the cause of the incident.Colombia’s new president Gustavo Petro has called for bullfights to be halted.He tweeted: “I hope that all the people affected by the collapse of the Plaza de El Espinal can come out of their wounds unscathed.“This had already happened before in Sincelejo.“I ask the mayors not to authorise more shows with the death of people or animals.”This article originally appeared in The Sun and has been reproduced with permission Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au