Firefighters Respond to Smoke at Two Andorra Construction Sites
Incidents in Andorra la Vella and Coll d'Ordino prompted street closures and emergency responses Thursday afternoon, with no injuries reported and causes under investigation.
Key Points
- Firefighters responded to smoke at construction sites in Andorra la Vella and Coll d'Ordino on Thursday afternoon.
- Carrer Doctor Molines closed in Andorra la Vella; Coll d'Ordino road affected.
- Andorra la Vella incident likely caused by gas canister; no flames seen.
- No injuries reported; causes under investigation, damage assessments pending.
Firefighters tackled smoke reports at two construction sites in Andorra on Thursday afternoon, closing Carrer Doctor Molines in Andorra la Vella and prompting responses along Coll d'Ordino road.
The Andorra la Vella incident unfolded around 5:25 p.m., when neighbours spotted smoke rising from an under-construction building near Carrer del Currubell. Workers on site alerted emergency services shortly before 6 p.m., reporting fire on the roof. A thick plume became visible across the central valley, alarming local residents. Responders deployed a fire truck, a traffic patrol from Andorra la Vella, and parish communal teams, who shut the street for inspections. Firefighters believe a gas canister caused the smoke, with no flames observed. Operations focused on securing the area and identifying the source.
Earlier, at about 5 p.m., a separate smoke alert came from a construction site on Coll d'Ordino road. Emergency crews sent a fire truck from La Massana and a ladder truck from Santa Coloma. The cause there remains unknown.
No injuries occurred at either scene, and damage assessments are pending. Investigations continue, with authorities yet to release further details on the incidents.
Original Sources
This article was aggregated from the following Catalan-language sources:
- La Veu Lliure•
Cap ferit en l'incendi d'un edifici d’Andorra la Vella que continua sota investigació
- El Periòdic•
[Amb vídeos]: Els Bombers intervenen en un incendi a un edifici del carrer Doctor Molines d’Andorra la Vella
- Diari d'Andorra•
Mobilització dels bombers per un incendi en una obra d'Andorra la Vella
- Altaveu•
Mobilització dels bombers per l'incendi a un edifici al centre d'Andorra la Vella
- Diari d'Andorra•
Mobilització dels bombers per un avís de fum en una obra al coll d'Ordino