Overview

• The boy, hospitalized at Materno Infantil since the July 10 blaze, succumbed to burns affecting more than 60 percent of his body on July 26.
• Firefighters from Bomberos de Zaragoza rescued the child from his calle Jaca apartment after an unattended pot on the stove ignited the early-morning inferno.
• First responders found the boy in respiratory arrest and transported him intubated to the intensive care unit, where medical teams fought for his life over 16 days.
• National Police and social services detained the child’s mother and her partner following security camera footage of their brief supermarket trip, then released them with charges of family abandonment and negligent injuries.
• Investigators remain active, probing both how the fire started and why the 5-year-old was left alone to determine further responsibilities.