The fire happened in the early hours of Friday in a nursing home in Zaragoza, Spain. So far, there have been 10 fatalities, one seriously injured and another in critical condition, all of whom were elderly people who lived in the center.
A cigarette can be the cause of in a residence for the elderly in Vilafranca de Ebro, Zaragoza, northeast Spain, according to the director of the ARADE association, which manages the center.
Speaking to the media outside the residence, Paquita Morata, director of the Arade association, accompanied by vice-president Carmen Torrijo, stated that the Civil Guard is investigating the causes of the fire, but It may have happened when someone smoked in a roomwhich is prohibited.
“We know it could have been because someone smoked in a room,” said Paquita Morata.
Initial investigations indicate that the flames started in the bedroom of one of the deceased, according to police sources. Mayor Volga Rodríguez said the fire started in a mattress, although the investigation is still ongoing.
“It was in one of the two areas of the building, the fire door worked and left the other half of the building safe”, explained the fire commander, Eduardo Sánchez.
The director of the residence, Carmen Torrijo, states that the center complies with legislation, including fire regulations, has fire doors and that continuous inspections and evacuation simulations are carried out every year.
The flames only reached the room where the fire started, but the smoke spread to other areas of the residence and the cause of the deaths of the elderly people was initially smoke inhalation, said the head of civil protection in Zaragoza, Eduardo Sánchez. , also speaking to journalists at the scene.
The fire happened in the early hours of Friday at the Jardines de Villafranca nursing home, in Zaragoza. So far there have been 10 fatalities, one seriously injured and another in critical condition, with all of the injured and fatal victims being elderly people who lived in the home, according to the Spanish Government delegate in the Aragon region, Fernando Beltrán.
“The corresponding judicial investigation has been opened. In addition to the Zaragoza judicial police, technical infrastructure resources from the Guardia Civil will be deployed, which includes the technical team in Logroño, to carry out all investigations into the origin of the fire or how it spread,” said Fernando Beltrán.
