TWO men have been killed and another 13 injured in an apartment block fire in Burriana (Castellón province) at 06.05 this morning (Saturday).
The cause of the blaze has not been clarified, but it led to over 40 occupants being evacuated and took until 09.20 to put out.
Firefighters from nearby Nules found a 67-year-old man in the apartment where the inferno started and managed to rescue him, but he died at the scene whilst being treated by paramedics.
His wife and daughter were at home at the time but managed to get out before the fire brigade reached the scene.
Another team of emergency workers kicked down the door of the second-floor apartment, which was said to be occupied by eight Pakistani nationals living in cramped conditions.
They were all unconscious, and one of them, a 40-year-old man, has since died.
Three of the 40 occupants who were either rescued or managed to get out themselves are said to be seriously injured, and another 10 suffered minor burns or non-life threatening smoke inhalation.
The blaze started in the dining room of the elder of the two deceased residents, on the first floor of the block on the C/ De la Bosca.
Photograph by Castellón provincial council (Diputación) fire brigade
