Teen dies during Spain World Cup celebrations: local authorities
· the peninsula newspaper
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<p>Madrid: A teenager died and several people were injured during celebrations of Spain's victory in the World Cup after a fountain onto collapsed in the west of the country, local authorities and media said on Monday.</p> <p>"The city hall of Ciudad Rodrigo expresses its sadness and presents its condolences for the death of a boy of 13," the municipality said on a Facebook post.</p> <p>"What should have been a celebration of Spain's team in the football World Cup turned into tragedy," it said, adding that several others were injured.</p> <p>"A few minutes after 12:30 am local time, rescue services received calls over a fountain collapsing on numerous people," emergency services said in a post on X, adding that another youth had been injured.</p> <p>Local media reported that the fountain collapsed under the weight of numerous people who had climbed onto it to celebrate Spain's first World Cup victory since 2010 in the football-mad nation.</p> <p> </p>