12 Nov, 2023 @ 10:33
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Manager of Murcia nightclub is arrested over deadly inferno that killed 13 people

THE manager of a Murcia nightclub in which 13 people perished in a deadly fire has been arrested.

Fonda Milagros was set ablaze in the early hours of October 1 and the cause of the fire still being invesitgated.

However Polica Nacional believe the tragedy was caused by malfunctioning flare machine.

The manager of the room where the inferno began and one employee who was in charge of the machine were arrested by Policia Nacional on Thursday, it has emerged.

The machine, which sets off multiple flares, was set to be used for a birthday celebration.

Police sources say there could be more arrests in the coming days and weeks.

The fire in Fonda Milagros and the adjoining Teatre room, located in the Atalayas area of the city of Murcia, took place at around 6am and killed 13 people, who became trapped.

Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
He continues to work for the biggest newspapers in the UK, who hire him to investigate and report on stories in Spain.
These include the Daily Mail, Telegraph, Mail Online, Mail on Sunday and The Sun and Sun Online.
He has broken world exclusives on everything from the Madeleine McCann case to the anti-tourism movement in Tenerife.

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