Four confirmed deaths and 20 people missing after fire in Valencia’s largest building

A fire that broke out this afternoon in a 14-storey building in Camanara, Valencia, Spain, has already claimed four lives. According to the report, a fire department drone captured images of possible burned bodies in the house. lift up. Another 19 people are considered missing. This is the worst fire ever to hit this Spanish city.

Within 30 minutes, the flames had spread throughout the building. El Pais.

According to the newspaper, the fire started on the fourth floor of the building and the alarm was sounded at 5:20 p.m. At least 14 people were injured. Two field hospitals were established in the area of ​​Campanar Avenue.

There are 14 fire brigades, five mobile ambulances, two basic life support teams, two ambulances, two primary care medical teams and a multi-casualty vehicle on site.

According to ConfidentiallySeveral people jumped into neighboring apartments to escape the fire.

Firefighters placed mattresses in the building’s common areas so residents stranded on lower floors could jump to safety, the newspaper reported. lift up.

According to the same newspaper, which quoted the vice-president of the Order of Engineers of Valencia, Esther Puchades, who was an expert on the building, the building was covered with polyurethane, a highly flammable material.

Firefighters managed to rescue two people trapped on the balcony of a burning building after working for two hours to cool the building.

Pedro Sanchez has already responded to the fire, posted on social media about the situation and offered all the necessary help.” The Spanish President also said he wanted to express “solidarity to all those affected” and “gratitude to all emergency teams sent to the scene.”

Alberto Nunez Feijoo, a member of the Galician People’s Party, also wrote on his social network that each of the professionals who come together to help “has the full support and confidence” of the politician.