Overview
- The blaze broke out shortly after midnight on Nov. 21 at Normal in Girona’s Barri Vell, prompting six fire crews to respond.
- Bombers located the source in the restaurant chimney and extinguished active embers within minutes.
- Damage was confined to the mezzanine and a section of the kitchen near the extractor hood, according to emergency services.
- Residents were evacuated from the building, utilities were cut during safety checks, and neighbors returned around 6:30 a.m.; one person with reduced mobility remained safely confined.
- The incident is the second fire at a Roca-owned venue in less than a month after Mas Marroch burned on Nov. 4, and Josep Roca said they aim to reopen Normal soon.