2024 Valencia residential complex fire
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| Date | 22 February 2024 |
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| Location | Valencia, Spain |
| Coordinates | 39°28′57″N 0°24′7″W / 39.48250°N 0.40194°W |
| Type | building fire |
| Deaths | 4 |
| Non-fatal injuries | 14 |
| Missing | 19[1] |
On 22 February, 2024 a massive fire broke out in a residential 14-storey residential building in Valencia, Spain, leaving at least 4 dead, 19 missing and 14 others injured.[2][3][4][5]
Event
At around 17:30 local time firefighters were called to a fire at a residential building. As a result of the materials inside the building, the building was quickly engulfed in flames, spreading throughout the whole building in just 10 minutes. As a result of the fire, four people died and at least 14 others were injured.
Valencia Mayor María José Catalá declared 3 days of official mourning because of the fire. A number of events, including the first day of the Valencia Fallas, were canceled as a result.[6]
References
- ^ Al menos cuatro muertos en el incendio que ha devorado un bloque de viviendas de 14 plantas en Valencia
- ^ "Valencia fire: At least four killed as blaze engulfs apartment block in Spain". BBC News. 22 February 2024.
- ^ Vidagañ, Marina Falcó,David Laguía,Elena Martínez,Claudio Moreno,Jaume (2024-02-22). "Última hora del incendio en València: Se confirman 4 fallecidos y 19 desaparecidos que los bomberos no esperan encontrar con vida". Levante-EMV (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-02-23.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Barragán, Ana Belén Ramos;Lourdes (2024-02-22). "El edificio arrasado por el incendio de Valencia era 'gasolina': la fachada estaba recubierta de poliuretano". elconfidencial.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-02-23.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ A.Serrano, A. Checa, J. Martínez, B. Hernández y (2024-02-22). "TRAGEDIA EN VALENCIA". Las Provincias (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-02-23.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Valencia decreta tres días de luto y suspende la macrodespertà, la mascletà y la Crida del domingo