Overview

• Firefighters found one person dead after a late-night explosion on the third floor at the Arquitecto Artal–Vicente Martí Mateu junction in Benifaió and rescued an elderly neighbor with smoke inhalation.
• Crews from Alzira, Silla and Torrent responded quickly despite strike action, the Guardia Civil opened an investigation, and gas-company technicians inspected the supply after reports of a likely gas leak.
• In Fuenlabrada, a midday blaze in a seventh-floor flat on Calle Riazor injured four people by mild smoke inhalation, and a 40-year-old woman was rescued and evacuated to hospital as a precaution.
• Policía Local de Fuenlabrada is probing the cause, with early indications pointing to renovation works in the apartment, as six regional fire units kept the flames from spreading to other homes.
• Hours later in Madrid, seven city fire crews contained a second-floor flat fire on Calle Lago San Martín that showed a large fire load due to an accumulation of belongings, and five people were treated on scene for smoke inhalation during a preventive evacuation.