Tragedy in Saragossa: Ten dead with a devastating retirement home fire

Tragedy in Saragossa: Ten dead with a devastating retirement home fire

Madrid -Another tragedy shakes Spain: A devastating fire in a retirement home in the northeast of the country demands at least ten lives.

in the city of Villafranca de Ebro, near Saragossa, broke out a fire in the early morning that had devastating consequences. The head of the Aragon, Jorge Azcón, confirmed the shocking number of dead and called out a mourning day for this Saturday. While the inferno raged, 82 residents were in the home, and two other people are now fighting for their lives in a critical condition. The exact causes of the fire are still unclear and the investigation is in full swing.

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Fire brigade, police, doctors and psychologists were immediately on site to help the victims and to control the situation. The tragedy only comes shortly after the devastating storms that the country had already overthrown in mourning and in which at least 224 people lost their lives. The Spanish population is again in shock, while the authorities do everything they can to clarify the background of this tragic incident.