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Free Malaysia Today
17 hours ago
- Free Malaysia Today
1 dead, 19 injured in Spanish retirement home fire
Police have launched an investigation into the blaze, believed to have been caused by an oxygen tank explosion. (EPA Images pic) MADRID : A blaze erupted in a retirement home in northeastern Spain killing a 93-year-old man and injuring 19 others, officials said today. The fire broke out in a ground-floor room at around 11pm yesterday at the home in the northeastern city of Zaragoza, local emergency services wrote on social network X. The man died at the scene and at least 19 other people were taken to hospitals to be treated for smoke inhalation, they said. The facility is home to 132 people. Emergency services workers and locals worked together to evacuate residents, some of whom had to be rescued through broken windows, according to local media reports. Police have launched an investigation into the blaze, with local media saying an oxygen tank explosion could have triggered the fire.
Al Arabiya
2 days ago
- Al Arabiya
One dead, 19 injured in Spain retirement home fire
A blaze erupted in a retirement home in northeastern Spain, killing a 93-year-old man and injuring 19 others, officials said Saturday. The fire broke out in a ground-floor room around 11 p.m. on Friday at the home in the northeastern city of Zaragoza, local emergency services said on the social media platform X. The man died at the scene. At least 19 others were taken to hospital for treatment for smoke inhalation, authorities said. The facility houses 132 residents. Emergency workers and local residents helped evacuate occupants, some of whom had to be rescued through broken windows, according to local media reports. Police have launched an investigation into the cause of the blaze. Local media reported that an exploding oxygen tank may have triggered the fire.
