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Blaze in abandoned bank branch in Barcelona leaves four dead

Published 30/11/2021, 09:15
Updated 30/11/2021, 14:21
© Reuters. Firefighters and police stand in front of a burned building in Barcelona, Spain November 30, 2021. REUTER/Nacho Doce

© Reuters. Firefighters and police stand in front of a burned building in Barcelona, Spain November 30, 2021. REUTER/Nacho Doce

BARCELONA (Reuters) - A fire that devastated an abandoned bank branch in Barcelona which was occupied by two families left four people dead on Tuesday morning, firefighters said.

"Firefighters rescued 4 people and tried to resuscitate 4 more (2 adults, 1 child and 1 baby), who ended up dying," the Barcelona firefighters said on Twitter (NYSE:TWTR).

The child was three years old and the baby three months old, local TV station TV3 reported. The other four evacuated people were hospitalised and are now out of danger.

© Reuters. Firefighters and police stand in front of a burned building in Barcelona, Spain November 30, 2021. REUTER/Nacho Doce

The many abandoned buildings unsuitable for lodging but illegally occupied by homeless people in Barcelona and its neighbouring areas are creating a serious risk. About a year ago, several people died in an abandoned warehouse occupied by scores of squatters in Badalona, a Barcelona suburb.

A police spokesman said two families used to live in the bank branch. The cause of the fire is not known and police are investigating.

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