(Update 7:17 pm): The death count for the nightclub fire in Spain’s Murcia has risen to 13 as per the latest reports. Authorities fear that the number of deaths could still rise as rescue operations continue.
⚫️Lamentamos comunicar que los fallecidos en el incendio de Atalayas ascienden a 13 personas.
— José Ballesta (@Ballesta_Murcia) October 1, 2023
Los servicios de emergencias continúan trabajando en la zona.
Fire broke out at “Teatre” nightclub where a birthday party was being held on Saturday night, police say. According to media reports the injured belong to countries including France, Britain, Romania and Belgium
According to initial information, the fire broke out on the first floor of the nightclub, which has a ground floor and a first floor,” Diego Seral, the national police spokesman told radio Onda Regional de Murcia.
The national police service said that forensic specialists as well as judicial experts were deployed to the crime scene on social media platform X and wrote “ Specialists from @policia scientific and judicial have been deploy
Los especialistas de @policia científica y judicial se han desplegado en la discoteca de #Murcia donde se ha producido un incendio esta madrugada para investigar las causas
— Policía Nacional (@policia) October 1, 2023
Hasta ahora hay 11 fallecidos
Nuestras condolencias a los familiares y amigos de las víctimas… pic.twitter.com/KBXtYqFbNq
A fire broke out in the Teatre nightclub in Murcia of southern Spain on Sunday morning killing seven people as confirmed by the Mayor of the city. Murcia emergency services have also said that the death count was likely to increase.
According to media reports, the emergency services have said that the rescuers had managed to enter the building after they were alerted at 6:00 a.m. local time that a fire had broken out in the nightclub.
The Mayor of Murcia José Ballesta also wrote on X(Twitter) “The number of deaths inside the Atalayas nightclub rises to 7. Emergency services continue to work in the area. Strength and encouragement to family and friends in these difficult times.”
🔴Ascienden a 7 los fallecidos en el interior de la discoteca de Atalayas.
— José Ballesta (@Ballesta_Murcia) October 1, 2023
Los servicios de emergencias continúan trabajando en la zona.
Fuerza y ánimo a los familiares y amigos en estos complicados momentos. pic.twitter.com/NsS8Q4CKFS
The emergency services are also said to be looking for missing people as well as those who were on the premises at the time. Moreover, four people are being treated in hospital for smoke inhalation.
(This is a developing story, more inputs awaited)
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