The origin of the fire that devastated a residential building in Valencia (Spain) this Thursday is being investigated to determine the causes of the fire that burned the building in which nine people lost their lives, while the type of façade is being pointed out due to the rapid spread of the flames
The firefighters and the Scientific Police were able to enter this Friday the building in which its 138 homes were razed to advance in an investigation on which a court in the Spanish city decreed secrecy.
The priority now is to “respond to what is urgent” for the victims and “subsequently clarify what has happened,” stressed the President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sánchez, after visiting the place.
The flames spread this Thursday in a matter of minutes without control in this “avant-garde and unique” residential complex according to the developer who sold it 17 years agowhich also had offices and commercial premises.
The building built between 2005 and 2007, which remains standing in a neighborhood of this city in eastern Spain, was completely dyed black.
Although it is “apparently well made,” the ventilated façade of the building created a “chimney effect” and helped spread the fire, the president of the Official College of Architects of Valencia, Luis Sendra, told EFE.
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The architects defend the ventilated façade model to protect against temperatures and humidity, but warn of the problem of using petroleum derivatives as exterior insulation due to their high fire load, although in this case the regulations of the time would not have been violated. that was built.
The scientific brigade of the Spanish Police determined that The bodies found inside are nine, one less than the official figure that had initially been offered.
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Pedro Sánchez at the scene of the emergency.
The delegate of the Spanish Government in the region of the Valencian Community, Pilar Bernabé, explained to the media that a court decreed summary secrecy in the investigation, without there still being a clear hypothesis about the origin of the fire that was declared on Thursday.
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After many of those who were left homeless spent the night in the homes of friends or neighbors, there are now 105 people staying in hotels in this city on the Mediterranean coast, with about 800,000 inhabitants.
Solidarity
The President of the Spanish Government traveled to Valencia to express solidarity with those affected and the support of the Spanish Executive.
“We are here to provide help, (…) to respond to what is urgent and subsequently clarify what has happened and be able to help the families of this terrible tragedy overcome,” he told reporters.
Sánchez thanked the work of emergency teams, firefighters, Police, the Military Emergency Unit and the Red Crosswhich provides psychological support to the families of the victims and those who lost everything in a matter of minutes.
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The flames spread quickly.
Of the 15 injured, There are only two firefighters left in Valencia hospitals, without their lives being in danger.
The authorities have declared three days of official mourning in the city and the region, while the events leading up to its internationally famous Fallas festivals have been suspended.
The City Council has enabled a building of 131 homes for those affected and on Monday plans to approve a series of aidsince many lost everything by quickly leaving home with only what they were wearing and even without documentation.
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A flood of clothes, food, toys and school supplies donated by residents of Valencia tries to help them, in a solidarity drip in a place near the burned building where help is collected for those who have been left with nothing.
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“Terrible news from Valencia. My thoughts today are with the families of the victims of this tragedy and with the Spanish people”indicated in X the president of the European Council, Charles Michel, who stated that the European Union is “always ready to help.”
The president of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, also conveyed her solidarity, as did Pope Francis, who expressed his “closeness” to the victims and victims.
EFE
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