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Date Published: 27/01/2023

94-year-old man dies and woman is injured in Sax house fire, Alicante

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The victim's daughter-in-law was taken to Elda Hospital with minor burns

94-year-old man dies and woman is injured in Sax house fire, Alicante

An elderly man has tragically died in a house fire at a three-storey property in Sax, Alicante.

When police arrived at the scene around 9.30pm on Thursday January 26, flames had engulfed the home and smoke was billowing into the street. Two people, a 94-year-old man and his daughter-in-law, were trapped inside.

Lamentamos el fallecimiento de un varón de avanzada edad en un incendio de vivienda unifamiliar anoche en Sax. En el mismo pudimos rescatar a una mujer que se encontraba atrapada por el fuego. Nuestro pésame a familiares y amigos y pronta recuperación a la mujer rescatada #cpba pic.twitter.com/bZNZyj9C9c
— Consorcio Provincial Bomberos Alicante (@BomberosDipuALC) January 27, 2023

Fire crews managed to rescue the 62-year-old woman through a patio door on the first floor using a sliding ladder. She was taken to the General University Hospital of Elda where she was treated for minor burns and smoke inhalation.

Sadly, firefighters were unable to save the elderly man who died at the scene.

The property in Calle Gran Vía de Sax was gutted in the blaze which was finally extinguished at 10.45pm, preventing flames from spreading to neighbouring homes.

The road was cut off due to the "intensity" and "virulence" of the fire.

While an investigation into the cause is underway, it's believed the blaze may have originated from an indoor stand-free fire known as a 'brasero de la casa' in Spanish.

Earlier this week, a dog died in a blaze that ripped through a five-storey block of flats in the Foietes-Colonia Madrid neighbourhood of Benidorm.

Residents in 14 flats were ordered to stay indoors and two people were evacuated as firefighters tackled the flames. Aside from the pet dog that lost its life, there were no other reports of injuries.

Image: Consorcio Bomberos Alicante

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