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At least 13 people were killed at a nightclub fire in Spain’s southeastern city of Murcia

By Associated Press
Published: October 2, 2023, 7:58am
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Family members grieve while waiting at a nearby sports palace where a point has been set up to assist relatives after a fire in a nightclub in Murcia, Spain in the early hours of Sunday Oct. 1, 2023.
Family members grieve while waiting at a nearby sports palace where a point has been set up to assist relatives after a fire in a nightclub in Murcia, Spain in the early hours of Sunday Oct. 1, 2023. At least 13 people were killed in a fire in a Spanish nightclub on Sunday morning, authorities said, with fears the toll could still rise as rescue workers sift through the debris.The fire broke out in the two-storey "Teatre" nightclub, also called "Fonda Milagros", in the city of Murcia in southeastern Spain in early hours of the morning.(AP Photo/Alfonso Duran) Photo Gallery

MADRID, Spain (AP) — A fire broke out in a nightclub in the southeastern Spanish city of Murcia on Sunday, killing 13 people and injuring several others, authorities said.

The fire started around 6 a.m. in the popular Teatre nightclub and quickly tore through the venue, according to Spain’s state news agency EFE.

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