Tragic Fire At Spanish Care Home Kills 10, Injure many

At least 10 people have died, and several others have been injured in a fire at a care home near Zaragoza in northeastern Spain, emergency services reported.

The blaze broke out early Friday morning in the town of Villafranca de Ebro, where 82 residents were living at the facility.

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The care home, which opened 16 years ago as a retirement centre, now specializes in caring for individuals with dementia and mental health conditions, according to local reports.

Emergency services were alerted around 05:00 (04:00 GMT), and firefighters quickly extinguished the flames.

The ages of the victims have not yet been disclosed. Two other individuals were hospitalized, including one in critical condition, the town’s mayor, Volga Ramírez, told Spanish radio station Cadena Ser.

She suggested the fire may have started from a mattress igniting in one of the rooms.

Witnesses reported minimal fire damage to the single-story building, with smoke inhalation being the likely cause of the high death toll.

“My husband went in to help rescue people. You couldn’t even breathe because of the smoke,” the mayor told reporters.

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Fernando Beltrán, the Spanish government’s delegate in Aragón, offered condolences to the victims and confirmed ongoing efforts to monitor the conditions of the hospitalized and investigate the fire’s cause.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez expressed shock and sorrow over the tragedy.

This incident comes nine years after a similar fire in the Zaragoza area claimed nine lives at another retirement home.

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