Two people died, and a man was taken to hospital after a fire broke out at a home in San Fernando de Maspalomas, in south Gran Canaria, in the early hours of this morning (Friday).
The Canary Islands emergency coordination centre received several calls just after 1.30am reporting a fire at a property on Avenida de Gáldar. Firefighters from San Bartolomé de Tirajana put out the flames and ventilated the building.
Paramedics confirmed two deaths on arrival and treated a 45-year-old man whose smoke inhalation was assessed as moderate. He was taken by ambulance to San Roque Hospital in Maspalomas.
Officers from the National Police and Local Police secured the area and began investigating. Authorities have yet to release the identities of the two people who died or confirm what started the fire.
