By AFP 11 October 2023 | 9:55 am A fire in a building in northwestern Spain killed four children early Wednesday, authorities said, a new tragedy as Spain mourns a deadly nightclub blaze just over a week ago. Wednesday’s fire in the coastal city of Vigo was still under investigation, but officials have confirmed the victims were aged between 9-14. Nine other people… This photograph shows the entrance of a building where four minors were killed in a fire in Vigo on October 11, 2023. – Four minors have died in a fire in Vigo, a coastal city in northwestern Spain, emergency services said today. The ages of the victims were not immediately available. The fire started around 4:00 am (0200 GMT) on the ground floor of a building, according to local press reports. Firefighters extinguished the flames three hours later. (Photo by MIGUEL RIOPA / AFP) A fire in a building in northwestern Spain killed four children early Wednesday, authorities said, a new tragedy as Spain mourns a deadly nightclub blaze just over a week ago. Wednesday’s fire in the coastal city of Vigo was still under investigation, but officials have confirmed the victims were aged between 9-14. Nine other people were injured in the blaze that broke out around 4:00 am (0200 GMT) on the ground floor of a building. Firefighters extinguished the flames three hours later. A team of psychologists was on the scene assisting relatives of the victims, the emergency services said. Vigo is a city of nearly 300,000 people that lies on the Atlantic coast in Spain’s Galicia region, less than 30 kilometres (20 miles) north from the border with Portugal. Regional president of Galicia, Alfonso Rueda, said he was “devastated” by the fire and offered his condolences to the families of the victims. The fire in Vigo comes after the October 1 blaze that killed 13 people inside a nightclub in the city of Murcia in southeastern Spain. A Spanish court has opened a manslaughter probe into the tragedy at the nightclub, which had ignored an earlier closure order. 3 mins ago The Delta State Police Command on Wednesday arrested a teenager identified as Sunday Ebube Linus for raising a false alarm over the disappearance of his manhood. The Delta State Police spokesperson, DSP Bright Edafe, confirmed Linus’ arrest and also warned the public against jungle justice as a means of punishing offenders or criminals. “On Sunday,… 4 mins ago A fire in a building in northwestern Spain killed four children early Wednesday, authorities said, a new tragedy as Spain mourns a deadly nightclub blaze just over a week ago. Wednesday’s fire in the coastal city of Vigo was still under investigation, but officials have confirmed the victims were aged between 9-14. Nine other people… 13 mins ago Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said Wednesday that the United States will provide a new $200 million military assistance package for Ukraine, as opposition from hardline Republican lawmakers puts future aid for Kyiv in doubt. “I’m proud that the United States will announce its latest security assistance package for Ukraine, valued at $200 million,” Austin said… 15 mins ago The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has ordered the demolition of a scavengers’ colony along the road corridor cutting across Mabushi, Jahi and Kado Districts. Wike gave the order in Abuja on Tuesday, when he visited the area, officially known as ‘Road N12’ in Mabushi District of the FCT. He… 2 hours ago In commemoration of International Day of the Girl Child 2023 (IDG2023), FAME Foundation has called for investment in girls rights. 2 hours ago The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja today simultaneously flagged off three training exercises. 2 hours ago Thousands have died and the toll was continuing to climb dramatically five days after Palestinian militants launched a surprise attack on Israel, which has responded with massive shelling of Gaza. 2 hours ago Israeli fighters jets struck the Islamic University in Gaza City on Wednesday, an AFP correspondent and an official with the Hamas-linked institution said. 2 hours ago This is the third year memorial of the historic #EndSARS peaceful protests, and we stand in solemn remembrance of the bravery and determination exhibited by Nigerian youths who rallied together in October 2020 to demand justice and an end to police brutality. 4 hours ago Our Water Our Right Africa Coalition (OWORAC) and activists from around the globe have called on African leaders to forget their plans of privatising water resources on the continent.
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