Overview
- Firefighters received the Tarragona alert at 13:46 on Mossèn Salvador Ritort i Faus and found the victim deceased after extinguishing the blaze.
- Four Bombers units responded as SEM dispatched three ambulances and a psychologists unit, treated a 78-year-old woman for minor injuries, and Mossos deployed seven patrols to lead the inquiry.
- Preliminary indications suggest the fire started in the home’s chimney and spread to a sofa, while a second occupant escaped and called for help.
- In a separate Reus incident the previous day, a 11:42 apartment fire left a minor hospitalized with a less-serious prognosis and two others treated and discharged at the scene.
- Bombers reported heavy demand with 179 wind-related calls that morning and 366 since midnight across Catalonia, and January recorded four residential fire deaths after 24 such fatalities in 2025.