A fire has engulfed two residential buildings in the eastern Spanish city of Valencia, injuring at least 13 people and sending fleeing residents onto balconies to be rescued.
Firefighters raced to the scene in the city centre where flames could be seen bursting from the windows of the 14-storey residential building where the blaze had apparently first started.
Residents could be seen waiting to be saved from their balconies; with firefighters using cranes amid the major rescue mission.
Soldiers from Spain’s Military Emergency Unit were also deployed and medics set up a large tent to tend to the injured on the scene. Join our WhatsApp Top Stories and Breaking News group by clicking this link The fire sent clouds of black smoke billowing skywards as Spain’s weather agency, Aemet, reported winds of up to 40mph at the time.
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