On 26 June 2022, a stadium collapsed in El Espinal, Tolima Department, Colombia during a bullfight.
[6] A bull that was part of the show escaped the ring and caused mayhem in El Espinal, and was later captured.
[8][9] Of the initial four fatalities reported, two of them were women (Blanca Sandoval and Rocío Botto), one man (Fidel Hernández), and one 14 month old baby.
[12] President Iván Duque expressed his solidarity to all of the victims' families and ordered an investigation to the incident.
[14] The mayor of El Espinal, Juan Carlos Tamayo, claimed that the tragedy was unforeseeable since officials had done all due diligence in inspecting the premises.