{"id":57017,"date":"2026-07-20T12:19:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T12:19:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/boy-13-dies-during-world-cup-celebrations-in-spain\/"},"modified":"2026-07-20T12:19:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T12:19:09","slug":"boy-13-dies-during-world-cup-celebrations-in-spain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/boy-13-dies-during-world-cup-celebrations-in-spain\/","title":{"rendered":"Boy, 13, dies during World Cup celebrations in Spain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">A 13-year-old boy was killed after part of a fountain collapsed in Salamanca province, northwestern Spain, during the country&#8217;s World Cup victory celebrations. <\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">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. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">People were celebrating Spain&#8217;s victory inside the \u00c1rbol Gordo fountain in Salamanca&#8217;s Ciudad Rodrigo, when it partially collapsed around 00:30 local time (23:30 BST). <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;What was supposed to be a celebration for the victory in the Spanish National Football Team&#8217;s World Cup has turned into a tragedy,&#8221; Ciudad Rodrigo&#8217;s town hall posted on social media. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Emergency services for Castilla y Le\u00f3n 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&#8217;s win, local media reported. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The emergency service said it had notified the city&#8217;s local police, as well as Salamanca&#8217;s Civil Guard, its fire brigade and the local emergency medical service &#8211; which dispatched a mobile intensive care unit and a basic life support ambulance to the scene. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">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 Le\u00f3n&#8217;s regional government&#8217;s website said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">It also requested the Civil Guard activate psychological support for the family.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The city&#8217;s council said it &#8220;hopes for a speedy recovery of the others who have been affected by the incident&#8221;. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Spain beat Argentina 1-0 in the World Cup final on Sunday after Ferran Torres scored in extra time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">It is the country&#8217;s second ever World Cup win, after their last victory in 2010. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Earlier this month, three people died from suffocation during World Cup celebrations in Mexico City, while a 30-year-old man also died in an epileptic crisis.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c0qvdy0jv05o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 13-year-old boy was killed after part of a fountain collapsed in Salamanca province, northwestern Spain, during the country&#8217;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. 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