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Separate New Year’s Day Apartment Fires in Spain Leave Multiple Injured

Authorities report a candle origin in the Madrid blaze, with formal findings pending.

Overview

  • In Paiporta (Valencia) around 12:45, a first‑floor apartment fire led to medical assistance for 11 people aged 3 to 79, with five hospitalized for smoke inhalation or burns.
  • Valencian firefighters rescued several residents after dense smoke spread up the facade, with patients taken to La Fe and the General Hospital of València, including a 72‑year‑old man with burns.
  • In Madrid’s Villaverde at about 05:15, a reported candle accident during a family gathering preceded a fire that left a 47‑year‑old man in the La Paz burn unit and his 42‑year‑old partner critical at Getafe; two children were treated for mild smoke inhalation.
  • In Banyoles (Girona) at roughly 15:15, a flat fire confined to one room caused two injuries, with a man discharged on scene and a woman transferred in less serious condition to Hospital Trueta.
  • Fire services and EMS deployed multiple units in each location, all fires were extinguished, and post‑incident checks and routine investigations are underway.