Overview
- Emergency services received a 3:20 p.m. alert about a possible gas leak at a home on Calle Pontil in Torrox and found four residents unresponsive.
- Municipal sources said the victims were a Moroccan-origin couple, around 50, and their sons, aged 17 and 19.
- Firefighters, Guardia Civil, local police and medical teams responded, and fire crews reported no remaining gas inside after checks.
- Investigators’ initial hypothesis points to carbon monoxide from poor combustion in a heater or boiler, with forensic and technical confirmation pending.
- The Torrox council declared three days of mourning and called a minute of silence for Wednesday, while a separate suspected gas incident in Cáceres sent four people, including a 4‑month‑old, to hospital for observation.