A fire broke out in two nightclubs last Sunday, October 1, in a recreation area in the Spanish city of Murcia, killing 13 people. They didn’t have a municipal license and above them was cease and desist order from January 2022.

Municipal officials announced this at a press conference on October 2 this year, at which presented the first data from the research. find out the cause of the tragedy.

Near night clubs “Theatre” and “Fonda Milagro”The fact is that, from an administrative point of view, both represent the same place – Teatre SL, as indicated by those responsible for urban planning in the City Hall of Murcia.

The fire started at dawn on Sunday in one of the premises of the Atalayas complex, a popular area of ​​Murcia. where dozens of nightclubs share space, fast food establishments and nightclubs, and it is currently unknown how this happened.

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Municipal authorities also confirmed the number 13 dead, After the five missing people were found in good condition, they contacted their relatives in the last few hours.

Except, no new bodies were found in the damaged area as soon as firefighters have full access to it.

Now all that remains is to identify the dead. what the forensic experts came from Madrid for, Given the charred state of the bodies, according to the government delegate in Murcia, Francisco Jimenez, who asked for patience.

This is the deadliest fire recorded in Spain in an entertainment establishment after the tragedy that occurred in 1990 at the Flying nightclub in Zaragoza, where 43 people died.

Madrid’s biggest nightclub tragedy occurred on December 17, 1983, when a fire started backstage at the Alcalá 20 nightclub. ended the lives of 81 people, most are young people.

(EFE)