Firefighters mobilize to contain the fire, which began at 06:00 in the morning at the Teatre de Atalayas
Four people have died during a fire at the nightclub Theater in the Atalayas area, in Murcia, to which the firefighters have moved to put it out this morning. So far, there are four injured, all due to smoke inhalation, two women aged 22 and 25 and two men aged 41 and 45. Medicalized and transport ambulances from the Health Emergencies and Emergencies Management -061- have treated them, and they have taken them to two of those affected to the hospital. It is suspected that there could be more deaths.
Firefighting and Rescue Consortium resources have been incorporated into the extinction tasks along with the firefighters. A total of 12 fire vehicles and 40 personnel continue working, after putting out the fire, to secure the area after the fire. 112 began receiving calls around 6:00 a.m., reporting the fire.
Nearby sources indicate to this medium that an investigation is being carried out to see if the fire could have started by a short circuit in one of the light bulbs discotheque. The same sources indicate that the flames have spread quickly, that the roof has collapsed, and that it ended up collapsing an hour after the firefighters were acting.
The Local Police of Murcia has joined the emergency teams and controls traffic in the area. Among others, there is The old Alicante road closed.
Although at first the fire department had requested the intervention of the helicopter of the General Directorate of Security and Emergencies, there has finally been no need to control the advance of the fire, which is limited to a ground device.
The General Director of Security and Emergencies, Ricardo Villalba, is on site coordinating with the Murcia City Council the necessary means to manage this tragedy, awaiting the arrival of the Vice President and Minister of the Interior, Emergencies and Territorial Planning. , Jose Ángel Antelo.