Six Dead In Fire At Spain Retirement Home
Sumaira FH Published January 19, 2022 | 04:19 PM
Six elderly people died and two others were seriously injured when a fire ripped through a retirement home near Valencia in eastern Spain, the emergency services said on Wednesday
Madrid, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 19th Jan, 2022 ) :Six elderly people died and two others were seriously injured when a fire ripped through a retirement home near Valencia in eastern Spain, the emergency services said on Wednesday.
Ten ambulances rushed to the scene after the fire broke out around 11:20 pm (2220 GMT) Tuesday, with rescuers evacuating 71 people.
Medics initially gave a toll of five dead and three seriously hurt, although one of the injured later died.
"I can confirm that a sixth person has died, another elderly person," an emergency services spokeswoman told AFP as the local authority declared three days of mourning.
Three men aged 67, 79 and 85 were among the dead, along with three women aged 78, 89 and 95.
Nine fire engines were deployed to tackle the fire at the elderly residence in Moncada, just north of the eastern resort city of Valencia.
The fire was raging when they arrived, consuming one wing of the residence, the emergency services said.
Local mayor Amparo Orts told Spain's RNE radio the wing affected by the blaze had been "very badly damaged" and it was not clear whether the residence would be able to continue operating.
Recent Stories
Tennis: ATP Barcelona Open results - 1st update
Swiatek's perfect 10 in Stuttgart as Vondrousova stuns Sabalenka
Arandu's roads closed due to flooding
Oil tanker catches fire in Islamabad’s Blue Area
Pakistan committed to ensure safety of foreign nationals: FO
Tennis: WTA Stuttgart results - 1st update
Four passengers injured as train hit an empty vehicle
Over- speeding bus crushed to death two bike riders
Turkey's Freedom Flotilla ready to set sail for Gaza
French teen dies from heart failure after knife attack near school
Iranians appear unfazed by Isfahan blasts
UAF celebrates Int'l Chinese Language Day
More Stories From World
-
Turkey's Freedom Flotilla ready to set sail for Gaza
1 hour ago -
French teen dies from heart failure after knife attack near school
1 hour ago -
Iranians appear unfazed by Isfahan blasts
1 hour ago -
Ecuador mayor killed ahead of anti-crime referendum: police
2 hours ago -
Croatia top court bars president from becoming next PM
2 hours ago -
Lacking storm drains, Dubai sees persistent flooding
2 hours ago
-
West Bank villagers vigilant but vulnerable after settler attacks
2 hours ago -
Calls for calm after reported Israeli strike on Iran
2 hours ago -
Iran blasts rattle global markets
3 hours ago -
Photography is 'mirror on society': Sebastiao Salgado
2 hours ago -
Zelensky says NATO must choose 'whether we indeed are allies'
2 hours ago -
Kenya mourns defence chief killed in helicopter crash
2 hours ago