The blaze broke out earlier today on the outskirts of Murcia.
MADRID: At least seven people have been killed in a fire in a nightclub in Murcia in southeast Spain, the mayor said, adding that rescuers were still searching for people unaccounted for after the blaze.
The fire broke out in the early hours of today in Teatre nightclub in Atalayas, on the outskirts of the city, emergency services said on social media platform X. Footage released on the X account of Murcia’s fire service showed firefighters working to control flames inside the nightclub.“The number of deaths inside the Atalayas nightclub has risen to seven,” Murcia mayor Jose Ballesta wrote on X.
“We are devastated,” he said on Spanish TV channel 24h, adding rescuers were still searching for several people reported missing.He said emergency services were working to establish the cause of the blaze.Subscribe to our newsletter and get news delivered to your mailbox.