VILLAFRANCA DE EBRO, Spain: At the very least 10 folks had been killed after a fireplace broke out in a retirement dwelling within the northern Spanish city of Villafranca de Ebro early on Friday (Nov 15), authorities stated.
The blaze began in one of many rooms, Fernando Beltran, the nationwide authorities’s high official in Aragon area, instructed reporters.
All of the victims had been aged folks dwelling within the Jardines de Villafranca residence, a care dwelling for folks with psychological well being points, Aragon regional president Jorge Azcon instructed reporters.
One particular person was in a crucial situation and one other was in a severe situation, Azcon stated.
The hearth began at round 5am and it took about two hours for firefighters to extinguish it, a spokesperson for the regional authorities stated.
Firefighter chief Eduardo Sanchez instructed reporters the fireplace was contained to the room the place it began and that the fatalities had been brought on by smoke inhalation.
“The doorways had been closed, they prevented the fireplace from spreading. The tragedy may have been worse,” Azcon stated after visiting the constructing.
A number of residents had been handled, primarily for smoke inhalation, mayor Volga Ramirez stated.
Authorities have opened an investigation into the reason for the fireplace.
Azcon stated the precedence now was to switch the residents who weren’t injured within the blaze to a different care dwelling in close by Huesca.
