The five young people from Manlleu died in an accidental fire caused by a cigarette butt in a mattress.

BarcelonaThe Mossos d'Esquadra pointed out that The death of five young people in a storage area of ​​a building in Manlleu (Osona) The fire on February 16th was accidental: the cause appears to have been a fire in a mattress, likely started by a cigarette butt. Initial investigations by the Mossos d'Esquadra (Catalan police) indicate that the young people did not die from burns, and that the burning mattress was in a different storage room from the one where the young people were found. The police have now concluded their initial investigation and have sent their findings to the court handling the case. Instead of fire, they concluded, they found no accelerant or explosion. The young people were fully clothed and showed no signs of foul play or burns, as confirmed by the autopsies. Emergency services also found no locked doors to gain access to the fire and did not have to force entry. The investigation also confirms that the fire did not cause structural damage to the building. To gather all the necessary information, the Mossos took seven statements, allowing them to study and analyze what happened during the afternoon and up until shortly before the fire. Although these initial steps have been completed, more work remains to be done, and further checks by the investigation unit are also needed.

Manlleu bids farewell to the five teenagers who died in the fire