Four people have were killed on Sunday night by a building collapse in Palma de Mallorca.

The three story building on the corner of Calle Rodríguez Arias and Calle Alós, came down after midnight on Sunday night, and the search continues for more possible victims.

Local press has reported as many as nine people trapped. Emergency services say they have rescued one woman who was trapped in the rubble.

The reason for the collapse is at present unknown, but one of the possibilities under investigation is whether there was a gas explosion, although neighbours have told reporters that they have been complaining about the state of the building for some time.

Earlier on Sunday two other people lost their lives in a house fire in the city.