Overview
- The blaze began on the second floor of a three‑storey block on calle Al‑Shafra around 20:00, prompting a full evacuation.
- Firefighters rescued six residents, extracting four by the façade and two from inside the building.
- Emergency teams performed advanced CPR on the 25‑year‑old twice before transfer to Hospital del Vinalopó, where she later died.
- A 33‑year‑old man was treated for smoke inhalation and taken to Hospital de Elche with a reserved prognosis, and a dog recovered from smoke exposure.
- Extinguishing operations, led by the Provincial Fire Consortium, continued for hours and were declared complete at 01:21 as investigators moved to take the detained neighbor’s statement.