Overview
- A handheld flare ignited decorative plants near an exit during a late-night show at Fanático, prompting a rapid evacuation of the crowded venue.
- Restaurant staff extinguished the flames in roughly eight seconds using extinguishers, and Emergencies Madrid reports no calls, injuries, or structural damage.
- GLH Singular Restaurants, owner of Fanático, announced a definitive ban on bengalas and any pyrotechnic elements across all its establishments.
- City officials say a new Fire Prevention Ordinance is well advanced and could restrict or prohibit indoor flares at leisure venues, with applicability still being assessed.
- Several customers allege they were charged for meals they could not finish and denied a complaints form after the evacuation, claims the company disputes.