Four young people were trapped this Saturday in an old hospital in the town of Esparreguera, in the Baix Llobregat region (Barcelona), after the structure of the building collapsed. The Generalitat Firefighters have managed to first remove two of the young people, one of them seriously injured and another in less serious condition. After almost three hours they managed to rescue the other two, who emerged unharmed.
As reported by the Generalitat Firefighters in their account on The Firefighters have begun to work on the rescue efforts, with 13 crews, and have also activated drones from the aerial media unit.
We are working to save several young people who were inside the old Hospital d’Esparreguera, when a structural collapse occurred (notice 6.06pm).
We have extracted one of the young people, seriously injured, and we are working to access and rescue the rest of the young people.
— Firefighters (@bomberscat) March 22, 2026
The first young man rescued is the one who is seriously injured, while minutes later they managed to rescue a second young man, in less serious condition. The two have been transferred to the Sant Joan de Déu Hospital. The emergency medical service (SEM) has activated six units and a joint team with the Fire Department.
Almost three hours after the notification of the collapse of the building, the Firefighters have managed to rescue the other two young people who had been trapped, who have emerged from the building unharmed, according to what the Firefighters have reported. The emergency department had been in contact with them the entire time, and they were “aware and oriented” at all times. The two young people have been transferred to the Martorell Hospital.
The old Esparreguera hospital was abandoned and in poor condition. Its structure has collapsed and caused the building to collapse.
