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Boy, 13, dies during World Cup celebrations in Spain

A 13-year-old boy died and two other young people were injured when a fountain partially collapsed in Ciudad Rodrigo, Salamanca province, Spain. The incident occurred around 00:30 local time during celebrations for Spain's World Cup victory.

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Boy, 13, dies during World Cup celebrations in Spain
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A 13-year-old boy died and two other young people were injured when a fountain partially collapsed in Ciudad Rodrigo, Salamanca province, Spain. The incident occurred around 00:30 local time during celebrations for Spain's World Cup victory. Several people had climbed on the Árbol Gordo fountain to celebrate when part of its structure gave way. Emergency services were dispatched to the scene, and one injured child was taken to the hospital with a possible broken leg. The death of the boy, who was treated at a local health center, is being investigated by the Civil Guard.

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The incident turned a celebration into a tragedy.

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A 13-year-old boy died after a fountain collapsed during World Cup celebrations in Spain.

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The fountain partially collapsed around 00:30 local time after people climbed on it.

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Two other young people were injured, with one child sustaining a possible broken leg.

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A 13-year-old boy was killed after part of a fountain collapsed in Salamanca province, northwestern Spain, during the country's World Cup victory celebrations. Two other young people were injured, emergency services told the BBC, including one child who was taken to hospital with a possible broken bone in his leg. People were celebrating Spain's victory inside the Árbol Gordo fountain in Salamanca's Ciudad Rodrigo, when it partially collapsed around 00:30 local time (23:30 BST). "What was supposed to be a celebration for the victory in the Spanish National Football Team's World Cup has turned into a tragedy," Ciudad Rodrigo's town hall posted on social media. Emergency services for Castilla y León said it had received several calls about the collapse of the fountain. Part of the structure gave way after several people climbed on it to celebrate Spain's win, local media reported. The emergency service said it had notified the city's local police, as well as Salamanca's Civil Guard, its fire brigade and the local emergency medical service - which dispatched a mobile intensive care unit and a basic life support ambulance to the scene. The emergency medical service later requested the presence of the Civil Guard at the local health centre to investigate the death of the boy who was treated there, the Castilla y León's regional government's website said. It also requested the Civil Guard activate psychological support for the family.
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