Nightclub fire kills at least 13 in Murcia in Spain

Firefighters work to control flames inside a nightclub in Murcia, Spain, October 1, 2023, in this screen grab obtained from a handout video. Murcia Firefighters/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY

MADRID (Reuters) -At least 13 people have been killed in a fire in a nightclub in Murcia in southeast Spain, emergency services said on Sunday, adding that rescuers were still searching for people unaccounted for after the blaze.

Outside the club, young people hugged, looking shocked as they waited for information after the fire that broke out in the early hours in Atalayas, on the outskirts of the city.