Overview
- A bengala ignited decorative plants at Fanático on the Castellana, and employees extinguished the fire in roughly eight seconds without calling firefighters or SAMUR.
- GLH Singular Restaurants imposed a permanent ban on bengalas and all pyrotechnics across its 19 venues, citing staff training and required fire-protection certifications.
- Madrid City Council said its draft Fire Prevention Ordinance is well advanced and could prohibit bengalas in certain indoor spectacles to reduce risk.
- Customers described confusion during the evacuation and reported being charged despite the disruption, with one patron alleging denial of an official complaints form.
- The incident followed a deadly Swiss nightclub blaze about ten days earlier and renewed industry calls to end indoor pyrotechnics, referencing prior Spanish fires tied to decorative flames and effects.