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At least 4 killed, 20 missing in high-rise building fire in Spain

At least 4 killed, 20 missing in high-rise building fire in Spain

Valencia, Feb 23 (UNI) At least four people have been killed, 14 have been injured and 20 more are missing as a result of a fire in a multi-story building in Valencia, media reported on Thursday, citing emergency services.
Citing Valencian Community Deputy Director for Emergencies Jorge Juarez, that at least 13 people, including six firefighters, have been injured in the fire that had broken out at the fourth level of a 14-story building in Valencia.
There are now 20 fire crews trying to put out the fire, the report said.
The Levante-EMV newspaper cited Juarez as saying that four people have been killed and 20 are missing as a result of the fire.
Drones took photos of the presumed dead bodies. Access to the building is still impossible, and rescuers do not rule out a possible collapse of the building, the report said.
The number of injured people has risen to 14, the report said.
In Previous reports, Levante-EMV called the fire the strongest in the history of Valencia. UNI/SPUTNIK AKS

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