Ten people have died and At least one was seriously injured early this Friday in a fire at the Jardines de Villafranca nursing home in the Zaragoza town of Villafranca de Ebro. The Zaragoza Firefighters have been in charge of controlling the fire, which is now extinct, according to Herald of Aragon.
The Firefighters of the Zaragoza City Council They were warned at 5:00 this morning of a massive fire in the residence for the elderly located on Alfonso Bes Labuerta street in Villafranca de Ebro.
At the scene there are firefighters from the Zaragoza City Council, the Civil Guard, volunteers from Civil Protection, psychologists, social workers and health means of 061in addition to medical personnel from the Alfajarín and Fuentes de Ebro health centers.
There were 82 people in the residence
The troops have extinguished the fire and ventilated the building allowing the residents to be relocated to the living room. For now the causes of the fire are unknown and the balance of injuries.
There were 82 people in the residence at the time of the fire. Firefighters from the Zaragoza City Council, Civil Guard, Civil Protection Volunteers, psychologists, social workers, and 061 health resources are operating in the area, as well as medical personnel from the Alfajarín and Fuentes de Ebro health centers.
A has been sent pre-alert to hospitals Royo Villanova, Miguel Servet and University Clinic to care for those affected. The Minister of the Interior of the Aragonese Government, Roberto Bermúdez de Castro, and the manager of the Aragonese Institute of Social Services (IASS), Ángel Val, are currently moving to the residence.