
An octogenarian died this Monday as a result of a fire that broke out in a house in the Cordoban town of Lucena. The other tenant of the house, a woman, was seriously injured and had to be taken to a health center.
Sources from the 112 Emergency Service of Andalusia reported that the event occurred around 6:15 p.m. in a property located on Cortés Street. The fire affected the whole house.
Local Police officers immediately went to the scene of the incident along with 061 health services and firefighters. These latter They managed to control the intensity of the flames after an hour of work.
The authorities are investigating the causes of the fire even if the first hypotheses point to a butane stove. Furthermore, youeyewitnesses reported this to local media Cordoba Newspaper that The deceased had mobility problems. For her part, the woman managed to ask She screamed for help and was rescued by neighbors.