Overview

• Fire broke out overnight at a single-story home on Calle del Molino in the Madrid municipality of Cercedilla.
• Firefighters forced entry through the door into a generalized interior blaze after learning someone was inside.
• The resident was found in the bathroom in cardiorespiratory arrest, and resuscitation efforts by firefighters and Summa 112 failed.
• Crews extinguished a fire that affected the entire dwelling, where a dog also died.
• The Guardia Civil has taken charge of the inquiry, with the cause yet to be determined.