Fire and smoke engulf a 14-story residential building in Spain

A fire broke out in a 14-storey residential building in Valencia, eastern Spain, on Thursday evening. It is suspected that some people may be trapped in the fire and the rescue work is still going on, according to local media. So far, no one has been confirmed dead.

At least seven people were reported to have sustained minor injuries. It is suspected that some people are trapped inside the building. It is not clear how the fire broke out at 5:30 in the evening. Eyewitnesses said that the gusts of 60 kilometers per hour caused the fire to spread incredibly quickly and within 30 minutes almost the entire building was engulfed in flames.

Firefighters from neighboring areas of Castellon and Alicante, as well as members of Spain’s military emergency unit, have been mobilized to fight the blaze. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez published a tweet on Thursday evening saying that he was “shocked by the terrible fire in a building in Valencia and spoke to the head of the Valencia region and the mayor of the city.Agency