Two injured and six shacks burned down in a fire at a settlement in the Sant Martí district

BarcelonaA fire broke out this morning in a shantytown in the Sant Martí district of Barcelona, ​​injuring two people. The fire, which has now been extinguished, occurred at the intersection of Huelva and Bac de Roda streets, near the Sagrera construction site. According to municipal sources, the flames destroyed approximately six shacks and injured two people, one with burns and the other with a cut finger. One was taken to Vall d'Hebron Hospital in less serious condition, while the other was treated and released at the scene. Firefighters, who received the call at 7:00 a.m., worked to extinguish the blaze around 9:00 a.m. They are still soaking the burned area.

As ARA has been able to verify, the affected shacks were near the entrance to the settlement, next to fences that mark its perimeter. Many other shacks still remain standing inside, and people are still living in them.

As published The NewspaperThe flames were accompanied by explosions, although the City Council has not confirmed this. The investigation into the cause of the fire, which has not yet been released, is being handled by the Mossos d'Esquadra (Catalan police).

The PP leader in the City Council, Daniel Sirera, has published a video on social media of the fire in the settlement with the following message: "We have been demanding the eviction of the shantytown settlement for months [...] How long will this negligence continue? How many more warnings are needed?" he asks.

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