Overview
- Fire broke out around 9:10 p.m. Monday in a storage room on the rooftop terrace of a five‑storey residential building in Manlleu.
- The Mossos d'Esquadra have opened an investigation, and the origin and cause of the blaze remain unknown.
- Local media and relatives report the victims were minors who met in the storage space and did not live in the building, with ages cited variably around 14 to 18.
- Four people suffered minor injuries, the building was evacuated, and three families were temporarily rehoused in a hotel.
- Emergency services deployed 11 ambulances and two psychological support teams, and firefighters found four bodies in the storage room after locating one victim elsewhere in the building.