Overview
- A deflagration occurred inside a mezzanine flat on Avenida de Ategorrieta in the Gros neighborhood and ignited a visible fire.
- Firefighters, municipal police and the Ertzaintza responded and brought the flames under control within roughly half an hour.
- Emergency sources say a home treadmill is the suspected origin of the blast but officials have not yet completed a formal technical investigation.
- All residents of the building were evacuated as a precaution and the flat’s occupant was taken to Hospital de Donostia for checks with no injuries reported.
- The perimeter remains cordoned while crews complete on-site actions and investigators prepare further inspections that will determine the definitive cause.