Overview

• The Juzgado de Instrucción 9 de Valencia provisionally dismissed the criminal case into the February 22, 2024 Campanar fire after finding no evidence to support charges of deliberate or negligent wrongdoing.
• A technical report by the Policía Científica determined the single main ignition point was located behind the refrigerator in the eighth-floor kitchen and classified the blaze as accidental.
• Judicial findings highlighted that the building’s M1-rated facade cladding complied with regulations and showed no signs of negligence by private or municipal technicians.
• Authorities confirmed that Valencia’s fire brigade followed all relevant protocols during the response and that no operational failures contributed to the tragedy.
• While families have a three-day window to appeal the decision, reconstruction of the high-rise has resumed with new ceramic panels replacing the original cladding.