At least nine people have died due to house fires since December 24: there are three deaths in Galiciathree in Andalusiatwo in Canary Islands and one in Castile-La Mancha.
The latest confirmed death is that of a man who was found dead this morning at his home in Pontevedrain the parish of Morente. A neighbor reported the discovery after realizing a window had been burned, according to 112 Galicia. The main hypothesis considered is that he could have died by electrocution following the explosion of a microwave.
On the other hand, the Civil Guard is investigating the death of a 49-year-old man and his 21-year-old son, whose bodies were found this Friday morning. in one of the rooms of his house in Mugardos (La Coruña), located on Rúa dos Catro Ventos, in the urban area of the municipality.
The armed institute emphasizes that It is possible that a fire broke out in the building and does not exclude that the death could be linked to the inhalation of gases resulting from combustion, which must be determined by the autopsy.
Funeral services remove a body from a house in the municipality of Mugardos.
The discovery was made after the alert of relatives, who had not heard from the two since December 24. According to the Armed Institute, upon entering the property, officers observed that the interior had obvious signs of fire, with various rooms affected by smoke and heat.
In addition, two other people, a man and a woman, died in the early hours of this Friday after a fire broke out in a house in La Matanza de Acentejo (Tenerife), as reported by the Emergency and Security Coordination Center (Cecoes) 112.
The event occurred around 6:27 a.m., when operating room 112 received an alert reporting the incident, so Cecoes immediately activated the necessary emergency resources to intervene in the area.
Two people, a woman and a man, died in a house fire that broke out this Friday at dawn in La Matanza de Acentejo.
Once there, the Tenerife Consortium firefighters rescued the two victims from inside the house, unconscious, and proceeded to extinguish the flames which affected the entire property.
Likewise, two teenagers, a boy and a girl, aged 15 and 16, died in a house fire that occurred this Thursday morning in the municipality of Alhaurín El Grande, in Malaga. Several witnesses called 112 at 8 a.m. to report a fire in a house on San Rafael Street in which people were trapped.
The residents of the town remained silent this Friday as a sign of pain and remembrance after the event. During this day there is an official mourning decreed by the Municipal Council, at the door of which the mayor, councilors and neighbors have gathered to observe a minute of respectful silence as a sign of mourning.
Also an 82 year old man He died on Christmas Eve in a house fire in Cádiar (Granada).as emergency sources confirmed to this news agency.
A fire in San Juan de Almadén resulted in the death of a 55-year-old man.
On the same day, a 55-year-old man died in Almadén (Ciudad Real) after a fire broke out at his home, as sources from 112 of Castilla-La Mancha confirmed to Europa Press.
MORE THAN 20 PEOPLE ASSISTED BY SMOKE INHALATION IN VALENCE
In the Valencian Community, 26 people were treated this Friday for smoke inhalation during fires in Alaquás, Albaida and Quart de Poblet (Valencia).
On the one hand, health personnel provided assistance to 17 people in Alaquàs, one of whom had to be transferred to hospital, as detailed by the Emergency Information and Coordination Center (CICU).
The announcement was received at 7:10 a.m. for a fire in a house on Cid de Alaquàs Street and a SAMU unit, two Basic Life Support (BLS) units, two conventional ambulances and a primary care medical team were mobilized to the scene.
Likewise, a total of four people had to be treated for smoke inhalation following a fire in a house on Calle l’Ereta, in the municipality of Albaida.
The fire broke out at 2:49 a.m. and three teams of firefighters from Xàtiva and Ontinyent as well as a sergeant from Gandia went to the scene. Media from the Alicante Consortium were also present initially to collaborate with neighboring regions.
On the other hand, firefighters rescued five people and a dog in a fire that broke out this Friday morning in the Valencian town of Quart de Poblet. A 16-month-old child and an 85-year-old man were transported to Manises hospital for smoke inhalation.
The events occurred shortly before 10:15 a.m. in an apartment on rue Jaume Balmes. The fire affected an apartment on the first floor and, when firefighters arrived, the occupants had already left the house.
Troops had to rescue five people from the property, some using a high-rise vehicle and others through the building’s stairs which have a rescue hood.
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