Thirteen dead in nightclub fire in Spain's Murcia

Firefighters are still trying to figure out what began the blaze.

Night club silhouette. (photo credit: PIXABAY)
Night club silhouette.
(photo credit: PIXABAY)

At least 13 people have died in a fire in a nightclub in Murcia in southeast Spain, according to the emergency services there.

The fire broke out in the early hours of Sunday morning in the Teatre nightclub, emergency services said on social media platform X.

"Emergency services confirm six dead in the interior of the Teatre nightclub," Mayor Jose Ballesta wrote on X, adding that they were working to establish the cause of the blaze.

 A Ukrainian firefighter works at a site of a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Odesa region, Ukraine, in this handout picture released on September 6, 2023 (credit: STATE EMERGENCY SERVICE OF UKRAINE /HANDOUT VIA REUTERS)
A Ukrainian firefighter works at a site of a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Odesa region, Ukraine, in this handout picture released on September 6, 2023 (credit: STATE EMERGENCY SERVICE OF UKRAINE /HANDOUT VIA REUTERS)

Searching for survivors from the blaze

Rescuers have not found any more casualties in the wreckage of three nightclubs ravaged by a deadly fire in the southeastern Spanish city of Murcia over the weekend, authorities said on Monday.