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Valencia Court Closes Investigation into Campanar Fire Cladding Manufacturer

Judges ruled the building met legal standards at the time of construction, rejecting appeals to expand the inquiry after the 2024 fire that killed ten people.

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Fachada el edificio tras el incendio de febrero de 2024
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Overview

  • The Sección Cuarta de la Audiencia Provincial de Valencia dismissed appeals seeking to investigate the manufacturer of the building's façade cladding.
  • The court concluded that the Campanar high-rise complied with legal construction standards in force when it was built.
  • Requests to summon additional firefighters and obtain information about a related Italian case were denied as unnecessary and unrelated.
  • The fire, which killed ten people in February 2024, originated in a kitchen appliance and rapidly spread via ventilated aluminum-polyethylene cladding.
  • Reconstruction of the building is underway with ceramic panels chosen to replace the original cladding material.