Death toll in fire in Valencia’s largest building rises to five

The National Police has corrected and reduced to nine the death toll from a fire that broke out Thursday afternoon in a 14-story building in Camanara, Valencia, Spain, according to a report. El Pais. A man who was initially thought to be dead has been declared missing again.

Among the dead were a newborn child, a three-year-old boy and his parents, the newspaper reported. Provinces. According to the report, the scientific police confirmed that there are no more missing people as they were found alive or bodies were identified inside the houses. El Pais. This is the worst fire ever to hit this Spanish city.

Within 30 minutes, the flames had spread throughout the building.. The fire reportedly started on the fourth floor of the building and the alarm was sounded at 5:20 p.m. At least 15 people were injured, including seven firefighters. Two field hospitals were established in the area of ​​Campanar Avenue.

Nine of the victims were men aged 25 to 57 years. Four are women aged from 27 to 81 years. Two women were treated at the scene. The remaining victims went to the hospital. The possibility of more casualties inside the building cannot be ruled out.

The incident resulted in the mobilization of 14 fire crews, five mobile emergency services units, two basic life support units, two ambulances, two primary care medical teams and a multi-casualty vehicle.

Several people jumped into nearby apartments to escape the fire, police said. Confidentially. Firefighters installed air mattresses in common areas of the building so residents stranded on lower floors could jump to safety..

According to Esther Puchades, vice-president of the Order of Engineers of Valencia, the building was covered with polyurethane. Firefighters managed to rescue two people trapped on the balcony of a burning building after working for two hours to cool the building.