Bride and groom injured with 28 guests as floor collapses during wedding
Horrifying footage shows the moment a floor collapsed as guests were dancing during an Italian wedding party - leaving 30 people injured and in need of hospital treatment.
Newlyweds Paolo Mugnaini and Valeria Ybarra were forced to spend their honeymoon night in seperate hospital beds after their reception party ended with friends and family burried under rubble.
Video footage shows the converted convent, Convento di Giaccherino, in Pistoia, Tuscany, filled with dancing guests on January 13 as the party gets into full swing. But just moments later, a huge hole, taking up the majority of the floor's area, opens up - sending dozens of guests falling 25 feet from the attic into the floor below.
As the dust settles, other guests can be seen looking down into the hole as guests gasp and scream in terror as the footage ends. Local media reported that 30 guests needed treatment, with many of them in hospital, including the bride and groom.
Video footage shows the converted convent, Convento di Giaccherino, in Pistoia, Tuscany, filled with dancing guests (CEN)
As the dust settles, other guests can be seen looking down into the hole as guests gasp and scream in terror (CEN)Images show Newlyweds Paolo and Valeria lying hand in hand beside each other in separate hospital beds with a drip attached to Paulo's arm. Another photo shows accident investigators examining the structure of the room guests fell into through a nearly perfectly round hole.
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The couple have now filed a complaint against the venue with local prosecutors, handing over the footage as evidence. Pistoia Public Prosecutor's Office is also investigating the incident for causing injury by negligence.
Paolo's father, who has not been named, told local media: "It happened while people were dancing. I immediately tried to help." Prosecutors have since shut the building down to investigate its structural integrity.
Newlyweds Paolo and Valeria spent their honeymoon night in different hospital beds (CEN)
Prosecutors have since shut the building down to investigate its structural integrity (CEN)On the website of the venue, operators promise couples an "unforgettable party" to "amaze guests". The centuries-old convent, located in the countryside near Pistoia, Tuscany, is now listed on Google as being 'temporarily closed', with a number of one star reviews having emerged since the incident.
Leaving comments about the venue, one user said: "Thank you for almost k1lling me and my girlfriend", while another added "very dangerous place. This place is not safe ! Don’t book here!" One person said: "It falls apart, in every sense. Dangerous place"
A further added: "this place is terrible!! Go save your money and book somewhere else!! Go here or you will have a disastrous event!"
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