
The town of Alhaurín el Grande, in Malaga, wakes up in shock after this Thursday, Christmas Day, two teenagers, a couple, aged 15 and 16, died after a house fire. The Civil Guard has opened an investigation to try to clarify the causes, although everything indicates that the flames could have started with an electrical faultAccording to sources close to the investigation, Malaga today.
Even if the same sources indicate that “it is still early” to know the exact reason, the first investigations point in this direction. Juan Antonio, 15 years old, and Rebeca, 16 years old, They were alone on the second floor of the property at the time of the tragedy. They had slept there after celebrating Christmas Eve.
Both were trapped upstairs after the fire spread to the ground floor. Once arrived on site, the members of the Provincial Firefighters Consortium were able to verify that inside the house there was large quantity of flammable materialwhich could have caused the flames to spread rapidly.
Neighbors tried to help the boys by entering the house when they noticed the a large amount of smoke escapes from the rear, although they were unable to enter due to the virulence of the flames, according to the same media. As a result, this Friday was declared an official day of mourning.