A fire in a retirement home in Villafranca de Ebro, a town in northeastern Spain, killed at least ten people on Friday, according to authorities and emergency services.
“At least ten people died in retirement home fire” Who “happened at dawn” near Zaragoza, the capital of the Aragon region, emergency services said on X.
According to Spanish media, 82 people were inside the establishment, called Jardines de Villafranca, when the disaster broke out around 5:00 a.m. for unknown reasons.
Deaths due to smoke inhalation
The mayor of Villafranca de Ebro, Volga Ramirez Gamiz, told Cadena SER radio that the tragedy began in a resident’s room, when a mattress caught fire.
“I cannot yet say what the cause of death of each of these 10 people is, as it is under investigation, but in a phenomenon of this nature, the majority of deaths are usually due to l ‘smoke inhalation’, explained the government delegate in Aragon, Fernando Beltrán.
In a message on X, the president of the Aragonese region, Jorge Azcón, said “shocked” because “tragic fire”. “My most sincere condolences to the families of the deceased,” he wrote.
According to its website, the Jardines de Villafranca residence was inaugurated in 2008. This retirement home had recently specialized in welcoming elderly people with mental health problems.
