Fire in Spanish retirement home kills at least 10

Madrid: A fire erupted overnight in a retirement home in the northeastern Spanish town of Villafranca de Ebro killing at least 10 people, the emergenc...

Madrid: A fire erupted overnight in a retirement home in the northeastern Spanish town of Villafranca de Ebro killing at least 10 people, the emergency services said on Friday.

They did not provide further details in a post on X but Spanish media said there were 82 people inside when the blaze broke out at around 5:00 am (0400 GMT) due to unknown causes.

The mayor of the town, Volga Ramirez Gamiz, told reporters that the fire was concentrated in one room, but the smoke spread throughout the residence.

"Fortunately that room has a security door," which prevented the fire from spreading, she said.

The central government's representative in the Aragon region, Fernando Beltran, told reporters the causes of the deaths were under investigation but likely due to smoke inhalation.