Friday, February 23, 2024

Fire in High-Rise Apartment Complex Kills at Least 4 in Valencia, Spain

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The leader of the regional government declared a three-day mourning period.

A day after a fire roared through a high-rise residential complex in the Spanish city of Valencia, killing at least four people and leaving at least 14 missing, there were fears on Friday that those numbers could rise, because high temperatures inside the charred structure have prevented emergency workers from searching inside. » | Rachel Chaundler, Reporting from Zaragoza, Spain | Friday, February 23, 2024