Prefect Pilar Bernabé confirmed that the fire started from an appliance in the kitchen of an apartment
The disastrous fire from which ten people lost their lives in late February in Valencia, when flames engulfed an entire apartment building within minutes, it was most likely caused by an electrical device, authorities announced today.
The police investigation “determined that the fire was caused accidentally, probably by an electrical device in one of the apartments,” Mayor Maria Jose Catala told reporters. He added, however, that the investigation will continue to establish why the fire spread at such a speed.
Prefect Pilar Bernabé confirmed that the fire started from an appliance in the kitchen of an apartment.
The fire, one of the worst in recent years, left hundreds of people homeless in Valencia. It started on the afternoon of February 22 and spread very quickly to all 14 floors of the building with 138 apartments. Many experts pointed to the insulating material that had been placed on the facade of the apartment building as the cause of the rapid transmission. Something similar happened in June 2017 in London, when Grenfell Tower went up in flames, killing 72 people.
Source :Skai
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