The fire in the Teatre de Murcia nightclub has so far caused 13 deaths and four injuries, as reported by the "112" of the Region of Murcia. MurciaThe latest update brings the death toll to 13, and further casualties are not ruled out. Murcia firefighters continue their work, having been inside the three nightclubs destroyed by the fire for hours.
Firefighters managed to put out the flames at 8 a.m., but rescue operations are now very delicate: the buildings have been structurally damaged, posing a serious risk of collapse.
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L'fire which this morning hit several nightclubs in the Las Atalayas neighbourhood of Murcia is the deadliest recorded in Spain at the time of the 1990 tragedy at the Flying nightclub in Zaragoza, where 43 people died. The worst tragedy to ever occur at a Spanish nightclub took place in Madrid on December 17, 1983, when fires devastated the premises of Alcalá 20, killing 81 people, most of them very young.
The disaster sparked a political storm, as investigations showed that the catastrophe was further aggravated by a faulty lighting system and a locked fire door. After the fire, Spain passed numerous regulations to increase safety in the venues.
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