Overview
- A blaze on the hospital's second floor triggered the facility's evacuation plan and the precautionary removal of people from that level.
- Five fire crews from the Torrevieja and Orihuela fire stations responded and have focused on ventilating the floor to expel smoke and gases.
- Medical teams treated multiple casualties including one person admitted to intensive care for smoke inhalation, one patient with burns, and six workers cared for smoke inhalation.
- Regional health and municipal leaders traveled to the scene and the regional president said he was following the ICU patient's condition as emergency services continued operations.
- The cause of the fire has not been confirmed and authorities are investigating while the hospital assesses damage and the impact on services.