2024-02-22 23:28:00
At least four people died on Thursday in the fire of a residential building in the Spanish city of Valencia, An emergency services official reported that 14 people were also injured.
The flames would have originated on the fourth floor of the building, 138 homes and located in the Campanar neighborhood, around five thirty in the afternoon.
In a matter of minutes the fire spread throughout the structure and the flames even spread to another building that is attached to it, both newly built.
At the moment there is four people dead y 14 injured, Some of them had to be transferred to the nearest hospitals. Among them were six firefighters, one with a broken wrist. In addition, two men suffered burns to their hands and a minor had to be taken to a medical center after being enveloped by smoke.
According to testimonies from neighbors, there are still people inside the building who they were trapped and that now the firefighters are trying to rescue against the clock.
“There are still many people inside, several of us have been able to remove a neighbor who is quadriplegic but there are many neighbors who are being told to put rags under the doors,” a resident of the complex told the local newspaper Levante.
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The forces continue working at night on the 14-story tower.
There are deployed in the area numerous fire crews and ambulances. Spanish media reported that at least three firefighters were injured by the gigantic fire that threatens to completely destroy the two buildings.
The Emergency Information and Coordination Center reported the installation of a field hospital next to the double building.
Security forces installed large mats in the common area of the building to allow some residents trapped on the lower floors to can jump Safely.
Image of the burning building posted on their social networks by the Generalitat Emergencies. Photo: EFE
Meanwhile, the authorities asked the neighbors near the burned building to evacuate your houses since the wind can cause the flames to spread.
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According to Valencian media, the police extend the security perimeter. Meanwhile, people watch the advance of the fire on foot while trying to record the flames that engulf the structure with their cell phones.
“Dismayed by the terrible fire in a building in Valencia,” wrote the president of the Spanish government, Pedro Sancheza Twitter.
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Flames were visible in the seventh tower building in that city in Spain. There were people trapped.
Sánchez said he spoke with local authorities to “learn first-hand about the situation and offer all the help that is necessary.”
“I want to convey my solidarity to all the people affected,” he added.
Two people wait to be rescued from the balconies. Photo EFE.
“We ask, please, residents of other areas of the city not to approach the vicinity of the fire to facilitate the work of the mobilized emergency teams,” wrote the mayor of Valencia, María José Catalá.
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