Just Earth News | @justearthnews | 01 Oct 2023, 08:58 am Print
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A broke out at a nightclub in Spain's Murcia region which left 13 people dead, media reports said.
The blaze broke out in the popular Teatre nightclub, in the Atalayas area, at around 06:00 local time (04:00 GMT), reports BBC.
The emergency teams reached the spot and are still searching for victims.
The cause of the fire is still not known.
The injured people were rushed to hospital for treatment.
A 28-year-old woman who has not been found sent a voice note to her mother when the fire had started, according to the La Verdad de Murcia newspaper, as quoted as saying by BBC: "Mummy, I love you, we're going to die."
Murcia mayor José Ballesta posted on X: "We regret to inform you that the deaths in the Atalayas fire amount to 13 people."
The Mayor said emergency teams are working in the area.
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