Two firefighters have died and 14 injured in a garage fire in Madrid yesterday. Of those injured, only one was seriously injured with the rest all suffering from mild toxic inhalation.

Together with the injured fire personnel, a local also required treatment at the same hospital in Alcorcón.

According to emergency-services sources, the fire was probably caused by an electric car that went up in flames within the garage on Calle Lilos the barrio of Las Retamas.

As for the deaths, it appears that one of the deceased had been caught out by an explosion that affected several parked cars. The second death was caused by severe, toxic-fumes inhalation leading to the victim succumbing on his way to Getafe University Hospital.

The explosions, flames and toxic smoke necessitated the evacuation of the building above the garage and those within the immediate vecinity.

(News: Alarcon, Madrid)

Keywords: Explosions, Toxic Fumes, Garage Fire, Electric Car Fire, Deaths, Fire Personnel, Inhallation. Getafe University Hospital

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