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Two people die in house fire in southern Gran Canaria

A house fire in Playa del Inglés has claimed two lives. One injured man was taken to hospital. The police have launched an investigation.
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  • Two people died early this morning in a house fire in Playa del Inglés on Gran Canaria.
  • A 45-year-old man suffered from smoke inhalation and was admitted to San Roque Maspalomas University Hospital.
  • The local police and the national police secured the scene and launched an investigation.
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Two people have died and a man has been injured, with his condition described as moderate, in a fire that broke out in the early hours of this morning at a house in the south of Gran Canaria, according to the 112 emergency service.

The incident took place on Avenida de Gáldar, in the tourist resort of Playa del Inglés, in San Bartolomé de Tirajana, at 01:35.

On arrival at the scene, staff from the Canary Islands Emergency Service confirmed the deaths of two people and treated a 45-year-old man suffering from moderate smoke inhalation; he was subsequently taken by ambulance to the San Roque Maspalomas University Hospitals.

Playa del Inglés: Police investigate fatal house fire

Officers from the Local Police and the National Police secured the area, worked alongside other emergency services as part of the operation and carried out the necessary investigations.

Firefighters from San Bartolomé de Tirajana put out the flames and ventilated the building.

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«House fire on Gran Canaria leaves two dead and several injured»

LocationPlaya del Inglés (San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Gran Canaria)

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