Overview
- The blaze broke out around 5:15 a.m. on January 1 at Calle del Cobalto 16 after a candle reportedly fell onto a tablecloth, according to case sources cited by ABC.
- Firefighters rescued a 47-year-old man who was transferred to the La Paz burn unit, and his 42-year-old partner is in critical condition at Getafe after a cardiorespiratory arrest.
- The couple’s 25-year-old son and 19-year-old daughter sustained minor smoke inhalation and were classified as lightly injured.
- Crews from Madrid’s Parque 10 extinguished the fire as neighbors recorded the scene, and ABC says video shows the son trying to climb the façade toward the balcony.
- Across the same period, Madrid logged 73 interventions with roughly 60% linked to container fires, and a Vicálvaro warehouse fire suspected to be intentional involved up to 15 fire units without reported injuries.