2023-10-01 19:09:02
Firefighters remove a body from the Murcia nightclub where the fire broke out. AP
Not even in his worst omens, not a single one of all the people who had come during Saturday night and early Sunday morning to Las Atalayas, the main nightlife area in Murcia, to enjoy the party in one of its nightclubs would have could imagine the tragedy that would be experienced there at dawn. Suddenly, the music and celebration gave way to terror and flames. To the hell of a fire that spread through three of the premises and left at least 13 dead, 10 still unidentified, and four injured, as confirmed by local authorities. Late Sunday afternoon, rescue services were still working to locate three people who are still missing, so the number of victims is expected to increase in the coming days. The tragic fire in Murcia is already the deadliest recorded in Spain in a leisure venue since 1990, when 43 people lost their lives at the Flying nightclub in Zaragoza. In addition, it has left 24 minor injuries due to burns and poisoning due to smoke inhalation, all of whom have been discharged.
The fire broke out around 6:00 a.m. in the Fonda Milagros room and then spread to two other adjacent venues, Teatre and Gonden. The first calls alerting about the flames did not take long and several fire crews quickly moved to the area – putting out the fire around 10:00 am – as well as medical and transport ambulances to attend to the injured. Although initially all suspicions pointed to the Teatre room, a venue that had to be evacuated in 2009 due to a fire that caused no injuries, finally the Police reported that the fire broke out in the Fonda Milagros. The causes that caused the flames and the investigation, which seems long, are unknown. “It is too early to know; “It is in the hands of the Scientific and Judicial Police,” said the head of the Murcia Fire Service.
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Right now, as recognized by the spokesperson for the National Police in Murcia, sub-inspector Diego Seral, the investigation is focused on “locating missing people who are already being treated in health centers or those who unfortunately can now identify them as deceased people.” Late on Sunday afternoon, the city’s mayor, José Ballesta, confirmed that three of the 13 fatalities have been identified thanks to their fingerprint, however, we will have to wait for the other ten, as they will require a DNA test from a family member. Furthermore, the councilor has assured that they have requested “all the commercial information and files” of the clubs involved and that “if someone has not complied” in reference to the regulations, they will go all out against them. “Don’t have the slightest doubt, we are going to carry out all the actions. Whoever it is, whether it is a public or private company, inside or outside,” Ballesta said.
With much still to be clarified, one of the few certainties that the authorities have reached is that the worst of the tragedy occurred on the first floor of La Fonda, where 11 of the lifeless bodies have been found. There, in a reserved area, a group had gathered to celebrate the birthday of Eric Hernández, a young Nicaraguan who had brought together nine friends and family. “The roof of the nightclub collapsed,” one of the people who managed to escape the horror told La Opinión de Murcia.
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