Madrid: At least 10 people were killed and several others injured in a fire at a nursing home near Zaragoza, Spain, before firefighters were able to bring the blaze under control, local authorities reported on Friday.
The alarm was raised early Friday morning in Villafranca de Ebro, located around 28 kilometers (18 miles) away from the northeastern city of Zaragoza.
Local authorities reported that a fire at a nursing home in Zaragoza, Spain, resulted in at least 10 fatalities, with two individuals in critical condition. Firefighters eventually brought the blaze under control.
The cause of fire is not known yet, local authorities said.
According to local media, the nursing home housed 82 residents, primarily providing care for individuals with dementia and mental health conditions.
Volga Ramírez, the mayor of Villafranca de Ebro, told the local reporters on Friday morning that the intense smoke from the fire was likely the cause of the fatalities.
“It is due to smoke inhalation,” Ramírez said, “not because they were burned.”
Jorge Azcón, head of the regional government of Aragon, confirmed the deaths and announced on X (formerly Twitter) that all government events in the region would be cancelled for the day.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez also expressed his shock over the tragedy.
The fire occurred just weeks after flash floods in the Valencia region of Spain, which claimed over 200 lives and destroyed thousands of homes, marking the worst natural disaster in the country’s recent history.
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