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Four Family Members Die in Torrox Home Gas Leak

Local authorities declared three days of mourning pending findings on a suspected carbon monoxide source.

Overview

  • The victims, identified as a couple and their two teenage children, were found shortly after 3 p.m. inside a residence on Calle Pontil in Torrox.
  • Emergency service 112 Andalucía received a 3:20 p.m. alert reporting a possible gas escape and people lying on the floor inside the home.
  • Medical teams with a mobile ICU, firefighters from Nerja and Vélez-Málaga, and Guardia Civil patrols responded to the scene, along with local police.
  • The Torrox town hall decreed three days of official mourning and called a silent gathering for Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. in the Plaza de la Constitución.
  • Investigators are working to confirm the cause, with an initial hypothesis pointing to carbon monoxide from faulty combustion in a heater or boiler.