Riviera Maya, Q.R. — Playa del Carmen firemen attended to the report of a roof collapse Saturday at a Riviera Maya hotel. Firemen and Civil Protection were at the scene of the collapse Saturday afternoon at Barceló Maya Riviera.
Shortly after construction workers left for the day, part of the roof they were working on fell to the ground.
The collapsed section is reported to be a part of the hotel’s lobby that was undergoing maintenance. Officials did not say what that maintenance was.
According to available information, the part that collapsed was a 15 by 40 meter section of the hotel. The collapse happened around 5:00 p.m., a few hours after the construction workers had left for the weekend.
No injuries were reported.
Authorities arrived to survey the scene of the collapse and assess the high-risk areas to be closed off. Inspectors have not said what caused the collapse.
