A fire in a retirement home in Villafranca de Ebro, a town in the north-east of Spain, left at least ten dead, local emergency services announced this Friday, November 15, 2024.
“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.
Fire declared at 5 a.m.
According to Spanish media, 82 people were inside the Villafranca de Ebro establishment when the disaster broke out at 5 a.m. for unknown reasons.
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.
Smoke inhalation
“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.
“Shocked”
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.
Shocked by the tragic fire in the Villafranca de Ebro nursing home that has cost the lives of ten people.
We suspend the entire agenda as a sign of mourning.
My deepest condolences to the families of the deceased.— Jorge Azcón (@Jorge_Azcon) https://twitter.com/Jorge_Azcon/status/1857330257705025715?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
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.
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