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Foreign media: A fire in a nursing home in Spain caused many casualties

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According to Agence France-Presse Madrid reported on January 19, Spanish emergency rescue agencies said on the 19th that a fire broke out in a nursing home near Valencia in eastern Spain, killing 6 elderly people and seriously injuring 2 people.

According to the report, the fire occurred at about 11:20 p.m. local time on the 18th, 10 ambulances quickly arrived at the scene, and rescuers evacuated 71 people.

Local authorities announced a 3-day mourning ceremony. A spokesman for the emergency services department told AFP: "I can confirm that there has been a 6th death. ”

Three of the dead were reported to be men aged 67, 79 and 85, and three other women aged 78, 89 and 95.

The nursing home is located in Moncada, north of the eastern resort of Valencia, and police deployed nine fire trucks to extinguish the fire.

Initial reports pointed to an electrical failure in one bedroom inside the nursing home, but local officials said it was "too early" to determine the cause.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez expressed his condolences to the families of the victims, saying he was "concerned about the situation of the injured and will fully support them." ”

Regional leader for Valencia, Seamus Puig, said: "The National Guard is inspecting the scene to determine the cause of this terrible accident. The most important thing now is that the injured can recover. ”

Foreign media: A fire in a nursing home in Spain caused many casualties

On January 19, 2022, local time, according to Spanish media reports on the same day, a fire in a nursing home in the town of Moncada in the Valencia region of Spain has killed 6 people. Visual China

Source: Reference News Network

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