40 hurt as nightclub floor falls 7 metres into basement

At least 40 people have been injured on the island of Tenerife when the dancefloor in a nightclub popular with tourists suddenly collapsed, plunging revellers seven metres into a basement.

Two of the victims - aged 20 to 59 - were said to be seriously hurt, with injuries including broken legs, fractures and cuts.

The Butterfly Disco Pub in Adeje in the island's south-west was said to have been full of tourists when the floor gave way at 2.30am yesterday.