“At this moment, we have four (dead) victims confirmed — two women, an adult man and a minor — plus about 30 people seriously injured. Of course, we have activated all the hospitals and ambulances we can work with,” Gov. Ricardo Orozco said on BluRadio Colombia, a local radio outlet.
“We deeply regret what happened in our bullfight arena,” Tamayo said in the statement. “I want to ask all the citizens who are in the area to please evacuate, authorities are already responding to the emergency and the injured have been taken to hospitals. Please, let’s evacuate, together let’s help the emergency services so they can do their job.”
It posted photos showing people on stretchers in hallways and courtyards.
The video shows the stand apparently filled with people as it crashes. Others on the ground run as the structure topples toward them.
No official cause of the collapse has been given, but Tamayo said in his statement that authorities “have already begun investigating the causes of what happened.”