A las 16 pmThe Alicante Provincial Fire Consortium has received a report of a fire in a five-story building located in the Paris Avenue No. 1In Jávea Park, the fire started on the second floor, and the flames were visible from the terrace of the affected apartment, generating a large amount of smoke in the building's stairwell.
Emergency personnel have been immediately dispatched to the scene Local Police, Firefighters from the parks of Benissa and Dénia, Civil Guard, Red Cross, SAMU, SVB and Civil Protection from the municipality, who have worked in a coordinated manner from the very beginning.
According to municipal sources, the first to arrive at the scene were local police officers. In an extremely urgent operation, they used a freight elevator located nearby to access a residence and rescue a family who had been trapped inside the building. A neighbor, Bruno Díaz, recorded the moment.
Thanks to this swift intervention, his life was saved. Both family members and the officer who carried out the rescue emphasized assistance medical facilities with oxygen on site.
Given the dangerous situation, residents of the floors below the fourth floor were evacuated, while those on the upper floors remained under lockdown. A total of approximately 40 people were evacuated. The upper floors were successfully evacuated via a safe corridor.
Two dead, several requiring medical attention, and evacuations
Tragically, the fire has resulted in two deaths and several people suffering from smoke inhalation, one of them in critical condition. Following this tragic news, sources from the CICU (Emergency Information and Coordination Center) indicate that the SAMU (Emergency Medical Service) team performed advanced cardiopulmonary resuscitation and other recovery techniques on a 42-year-old man, but there was no response, and his death was confirmed. Apparently, the other victim was inside the house.
In addition, medical services have assisted two other men for smoke inhalation, aged 58 and 32, the first of them has been transferred to the Dénia Hospital in the SVB ambulance and the second has been discharged 'on site'.
On the other hand, five other people have been treated for anxiety attacks; some were taken to the health center and others were released at the scene. At this time, psychologists They are currently assisting the victims and their families.
Following the initial intervention, the building has been completely evacuated as a preventative measure, according to municipal sources. The mayor of Xàbia, Rosa Cardona, and the Councilor for Emergencies, Juan OrtoláThey have traveled to the site and are coordinating the work of assisting and relocating the evicted people in different hotel establishments in the municipality and in the homes of relatives.
Tomorrow, once the Civil Guard, firefighters and technicians have arrived architects They can access the building to carry out the corresponding inspection and structural evaluation, the situation of the property will be determined and when the residents can return to their homes.
The operation is ongoing, and firefighters continue working at the scene to fully extinguish the fire and secure the area.
The causes of the fire are currently unknown.
