Tragedy in Spain: nightclub that caught fire in Murcia ordered to close from 2022

The authorities of the Spanish city of Murcia had ordered in October 2022 the administrative closure of the discotheque where a fire occurred on Sunday that caused thirteen deaths, a representative of the city council said this Monday.

In January 2022, the cessation of activity was determined and in October it was issued “an order to execute the closure” of the facilities, he indicated in a press conference Antonio Navarroresponsible for Urban planning of the city hall of Murciain southeastern Spain.

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The cessation of activity was decreed because the company that managed the space only had a license for a nightclub, the theaterwhile carrying out works to open another in the same space, the Fonda Milagroswhere the deadly fire occurred, he detailed.

“The last step that was taken (…) was the execution order in October 2022 and from then on, effectively, there is a violation on the part of the company, evidently”, Navarro reiterated.

Those responsible for the City Council received many questions from journalists about why they did notor the premises have been effectively closedl, being a well-known nightclub in the city and which promotes its activities on social media.

Firefighters work in front of a nightclub one day after a fire that killed at least thirteen people in a nightclub in Murcia, on October 2, 2023. (Photo by JOSÉ JORDANIA / AFP) (JOSE JORDAN/)

“We are talking about an unprecedented tragedy and I insist that we will act firmly to clear all responsibilities about what happened until the final consequences, whatever the cost” he emphasized Navarro.

The fire in Fonda Milagros Nightclubfrequented by people of Latin American origin living in MurciaIt broke out at around 06:00 (04:00 GMT) on Sunday and it was violent.”extreme,” according to authorities.

Thirteen bodies were found in that nightclub.although the fire spread to adjacent nightclubs, Theater and Gold.

Source: Elcomercio