Fifth death confirmed in Valencia tower block blaze

Firefighters and a National Police officer in the vicinity of a burned building in the Campanar neighborhood. A large fire 22 February swept through a 14-story building in the Valencia neighborhood of Campanar. At the moment, there are four people dead and 19 missing people that the firefighters are still looking for. Jorge Gil/EUROPA PRESS/dpa

A fifth fatality has been confirmed in the fire at a block of flats in the Spanish city of Valencia.

An investigating magistrate confirmed the death on Friday as the judicial authorities announced an investigation into the cause of the blaze.

The four bodies recovered during the night were those of a married couple and their two children, the newspaper La Vanguardia reported, citing sources in the investigation.

Valencia's mayor María José Catalá said earlier that up to 15 residents of the residential complex were still missing.

Firefighters work on the fire in the Campanar neighborhood. A large fire 22 February swept through a 14-story building in the Valencia neighborhood of Campanar. At the moment, there are four people dead and 19 missing people that the firefighters are still looking for. Jorge Gil/EUROPA PRESS/dpa
Firefighters work on the fire in the Campanar neighborhood. A large fire 22 February swept through a 14-story building in the Valencia neighborhood of Campanar. At the moment, there are four people dead and 19 missing people that the firefighters are still looking for. Jorge Gil/EUROPA PRESS/dpa

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