Overview
- In Lucena (Córdoba province, Spain), an 81-year-old man died in a house fire while his partner was rescued by neighbors, with an initial hypothesis pointing to an issue involving a butane stove as the cause remains under investigation.
- In La Tahá (Granada), a 53-year-old man was found dead after an overnight house fire, and the Guardia Civil activated the judicial protocol to determine the origin.
- Firefighters in Crevillent (Alicante) rescued six residents from a building fire, two in serious condition due to smoke inhalation, and the Guardia Civil detained a man linked to the blaze’s origin.
- In Córdoba, Argentina, police are investigating an alleged attack in which armed assailants reportedly doused two women with fuel and set them alight; both remain hospitalized at the Instituto del Quemado with serious burns and no arrests reported.
- Separately in Mar del Plata, Argentina, a 53-year-old woman was hospitalized unconscious with burn injuries after a midday house fire, with the cause under review.