The first investigations into the origin of a fire in a house on Calle del Avocto, in the Villaverde district (Madrid), began on Friday, with police and experts intervening to seek to clarify the circumstances surrounding the event. As detailed by the Madrid Emergency Authority, the situation occurred around 5:00 a.m., when a notification alerted emergency services about a fire in a house in the area. This incident resulted in the discovery of the lifeless body of a man in one of the rooms after the fire was extinguished, becoming the focus of the ongoing investigations.
According to information provided by the Madrid Emergency Organization, the first units of the Madrid Fire Department arrived at the scene with two crews, and they were able to extinguish the fire in a short time, given the limited nature of the fire. Troops arrived inside the house after ensuring structural integrity, where they found the middle-aged man, who was now without vital signs, in one of the damaged rooms. The identity of the deceased was not revealed, and the authorities avoided revealing details about his possible relationship to the origin of the fire while investigations continued.
The media deployment, as reported by Emergency in Madrid, included health workers of the Civil Protection of Samur, who were entered after the property was verified and secured by firefighters. Health workers were only able to prove the victim’s death when they confirmed that any resuscitation maneuver was futile due to the state in which he was located. The fire was limited to the affected area and did not cause additional damage to other homes or people in the surrounding area, according to the same agency.
During the state of emergency, groups of neighbors remained in the vicinity of Calle del Avocto, waiting for the full intervention of teams and the resumption of normal life in the area. Emergency experts insisted on the importance of securing the damaged perimeter and stabilizing the structure of the building in question, according to field sources.
The work after the fire included an initial assessment of the extent of the material damage to the house, in addition to the beginning of the usual procedures: collecting evidence, preparing expert reports, and reviewing the warning and response mechanisms available in the house. The investigation is still open, and the authorities are maintaining any hypothesis about the cause of the fire until the analysis of the collected data is completed, according to what was confirmed by the Madrid Emergency Organization.
This case adds to the incidents related to house fires that caused deaths in Madrid, in a context in which emergency services highlight the importance of early detection and the presence of alarm devices in homes to reduce risks and facilitate effective interventions. The intervening teams stressed the need to ensure minimum preventive security conditions in homes, an aspect that, according to information provided by the Madrid Emergency Authority, represents a measure to limit the impact of similar incidents.