All missing accounted for after nightclub blaze, with questions over venues’ licence

Two people who were missing following Sunday mornings nightclub fire in Murcia have been found alive and well, authorities in the region have confirmed.

13 people are now known to have died, with 24 injured in the fire at the Teatre and la Fonda nightclubs.

Policia Nacional were seeking the whereabouts of five people who had been declared as missing after the fire, with them being located on Sunday and Monday.

Investigators have said they are not expecting to find any further remains or missing people following one of the worst nightclub fires in recent years.

This is the worst nightclub fire since 43 people died in 1990 at a blaze at a disco in the north-eastern city of Zaragoza.

Five of those who perished have been formally indentified, with further official confirmation of the identities of the victims due in the coming days.

Focus now turns to working out the cause of the fire, and what measures could have been taken to prevent it from happening.

Last night it emerged that the Ayuntamiento de Murcia had issued a closure order against the nightclubs last year, following changes to their licence.

Comments

comments