Seven 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.
There are specialized units from the Murcia Police Headquarters at the scene investigating fires in order to determine the origin of the events. Members of the Homicide Group have also joined the investigation.
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 Murcia City Council has enabled an area in the Sports Palace for families and affected people, where they will have a space with psychological support and specialized units in emergency cases.
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.
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The mayor of Murcia, José Ballesta, has traveled to the area and has expressed his concern about the situation. 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.
The first information: it originated on the first floor
The first information indicates that the fire at the nightclub originated on the first floor, in a place near the reserved area where the six people who died so far were found, as confirmed by the spokesperson for the Murcia National Police in statements. to Onda Regional de Murcia and collected by the Europa Press agency.