Date Published: 22/03/2023

ARCHIVED - VIDEO: Two cars destroyed in early morning blaze at a garage in the centre of Torrevieja

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The fire broke out at a property close to Torrevieja's Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Parish Church

<span style='color:#780948'>ARCHIVED</span> - VIDEO: Two cars destroyed in early morning blaze at a garage in the centre of Torrevieja

Fire crews were called to a blaze in Torrevieja town centre during the early hours of Wednesday morning, March 22, after flames and black smoke were spotted bellowing out of the garage of a block of flats.

Emergency services were alerted just before 4am but it was reportedly 40 minutes before eight firefighters equipped with two pumps and a ladder arrived at the scene to find flames blocking the entrance to the garage.

Extinción de incendio esta madrugada en el garaje de un bloque de viviendas con 2 vehículos afectados en Torrevieja. Mucho humo y mucho trabajo bien hecho, además de las labores de extinción del incendio ventilamos mecánicamente el lugar de humos y gases.#CPBA #Bomberos pic.twitter.com/GkeZy9yS3o
— Consorcio Provincial Bomberos Alicante (@BomberosDipuALC) March 22, 2023

Firefighters set to work extinguishing the fire, managing to control the situation and prevent flames spreading to other areas of the building as well as neighbouring properties.

The blaze was doused by 6am and the garage was ventilated to clear the smoke and gases. Fortunately, nobody was injured, but the garage suffered substantial fire damage and two cars parked inside were burned out.

An investigation is underway to determine the cause of the fire.

Also read: 12,000 Torrevieja students take part in earthquake drill on anniversary of devastating 1829 quake

Image: Consorcio Provincial Bomberos Alicante

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