13 dead and 24 injured in the deadliest night club fire in Spain since 1990
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Five people who were feared dead in Sunday´s nightclub fire in the city of Murcia have now been located, a Spanish official said Monday. The death toll in Spain´s worst nightclub fire in 33 years is now 13, with 24 people injured.
Francisco Jiménez, representing the national government in the southeastern region of Murcia, told Spanish National Television that no more bodies had been found and no more people were missing.
The fire started around 6 a.m. in a nightclub and spread to two other dance clubs nearby, Spanish state news agency EFE said. All the bodies were found in the first nightclub.
Video shared by firefighters of Murcia shows crews in a bar, putting water on the intense fire.A collapsed roof and heavy smoke can also be seen in the footage.
Fonda Milagros nightclub, one of three adjoining clubs, reportedly sustained the majority of the fire damage, including a roof collapse. This where the dead were located, according to Diego Seral of Spain's National Police.
The collapse has allegedly been making it difficult to locate the victims. Where the fire started has apparently not been determined yet. However, a spokeswoman for the Teatre nightclub, Maria Dolores Albellan, told reporters it originated in Fonda Milagros before spreading to the two adjoining clubs.
According to Fox News, firefighters and police have been continuing to search the damaged premises for clues how the fire may have started Sunday in the city of Murcia. They also worked to secure the interior of the building to avoid possible further structural collapses.
The fire in Murcia was the deadliest nightclub fire in Spain since in 1990., when 43 people were killed in Zaragoza.
Photo Above: This image, courtesy of Bomberos/ayuntamiento de Murcia, shows a part of of the interior of the night club following Sunday´s fire in Murcia in southeastern Spain, on October 1, 2023