Fire Kills Four Children In Northwest Spain

Faizan Hashmi Published October 11, 2023 | 03:00 PM

Madrid, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 11th Oct, 2023) A fire in a building in northwestern Spain killed four children early Wednesday, authorities said, a new tragedy as Spain mourns a deadly club blaze just over a week ago.

Wednesday's fire in the coastal city of Vigo was still under investigation, but officials have confirmed the victims were were aged between 9-14.

Nine other people were injured in the blaze that broke out around 4:00 am (0200 GMT) on the ground floor of a building.

Firefighters extinguished the flames three hours later.

A team of psychologists was on the scene assisting relatives of the victims, the emergency services said.

Vigo is a city of nearly 300,000 people that lies on the Atlantic coast in Spain's Galicia region, less than 30 kilometres (20 miles) north from the border with Portugal.