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Firefighters work at a burned block building in Valencia, Spain, February 23, 2024. /CFP
Four people were killed and up to 15 people are still missing after a fire ripped through a multi-story apartment block in Valencia in eastern Spain on Thursday afternoon, Spain's newspaper El Pais reported on Friday.
Television footage showed the building's facade ablaze, with burning segments falling to the pavement and small explosions audible inside. Witnesses said the fire, fanned by strong winds, spread to the entire building in half an hour.
Residents could be seen calling for help from balconies. A fireman had to jump from the first floor to a mattress below.
Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez was on his way to the scene after expressing support for those affected and praising firefighters.
The fire began on Thursday evening on the fourth floor of the building in an affluent neighborhood of Spain's third-largest city and spread to other apartments, emergency services said on X.
Jorge Suarez, deputy head of emergency services in the Valencia region, said there appeared to be no risk of the structure collapsing for now, but firefighters were operating from outside.
(With input from Reuters)