Three firefighters, two of whom had burned hands, were among those injured. Strong wind blowing Thursday in Valencia made the work of firefighters more difficult.
Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said he was “dismayed by the terrible fire in a building in Valencia’s El Campanar district’ The country was recently marked by a dramatic fire which left 13 dead in early October in a nightclub in Murcia. A field hospital will be set up at the scene of the disaster where a medical unit will be.