A 92-year-old man dies when his home in El Vendrell catches fire

A 92-year-old man died early this Thursday in a fire at his home in Vendrell (Tarragona), located at number 7 Jaume Marcé Diu street.

Oliver Thansan
Oliver Thansan
10 March 2023 Friday 13:40
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A 92-year-old man dies when his home in El Vendrell catches fire

A 92-year-old man died early this Thursday in a fire at his home in Vendrell (Tarragona), located at number 7 Jaume Marcé Diu street.

Els Bombers de la Generalitat have explained that they received a notice at 11:55 p.m. warning of an explosion with fire on the first floor of the building. Immediately, five fire brigades were activated, which began the search and extinction of the fire. After suffocating him, they found the man in the dining room of the house.

The firefighters declared the fire extinguished at 12:17 a.m. and later ventilated the smoke to check the damage to the building, which has a ground floor and three floors. The 8 people who reside on the second and third floors have not been able to spend the night on the floor and have been relocated through the Local Police.

The Mossos d'Esquadra have taken charge of the judicial proceedings and the investigation of the incident to clarify the causes of the fire.