Yesterday at 5:30 p.m. local time, a massive fire ripped through an apartment building in Valencia's Campanar neighbourhood, causing four deaths, the city’s Deputy Director of emergencies, Jorge Suárez stated late Thursday.
According to Suárez, firefighters worked on cooling the building’s exteriors “exclusively” as they struggled to contain the high-rise fire. He added that the “characteristics of the building” made it hard for firefighters to extinguish the blaze from inside the building.
Suárez said at least 14 injured people including six firefighters, were brought to hospitals for treatment, Valencia’s Emergency Services said on X (formerly Twitter).
Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez also expressed his concern writing on X.
Footage shows the entire complex on fire, with flames tearing through apartments and dense smoke billowing overhead. In one video, firefighters can be seen saving individuals from a balcony while a fire rages behind them.
High winds fanned the flames, but there are also concerns that the extremely flammable cladding allowed the fire to spread quickly.
More than 20 firefighters responded to the blaze, and by early Friday, the block had been reduced to a massive fire-blackened shell. People were advised to keep away from the area.
According to the local newspaper, El Pais, the apartment comprised 138 units and 450 occupants.
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Spain: Fire engulfs apartment in Valencia, making four deaths
