15 people evacuated because of a fire in a residential complex in Torrevieja
15 people had to be evacuated from an apartment block in Torrevieja last night (Wednesday), and another two were treated for smoke inhalation after a fire destroyed one of the properties located on the second floor of the residential complex.
The Alicante fire brigade reported that the fire started around 11:15pm in the five-story building on Calle del Tomillo in Torrevieja.
As a result of the fire, which generated a lot of flames and a dense column of smoke, 15 people had to be evacuated from the building and another two were treated by health services due to smoke inhalation.
Firefighters tackled the blaze for almost two hours until around 1:00 in the morning to get it under control before finally extinguishing it and ventilating the building until the early hours of the morning.
An investigation has been opened to confirm the source of the fire which ended up affecting the entire house on the second floor.
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