Small Fire Extinguished in Andorra la Vella Building
Emergency services swiftly responded to a smoke alert on Avinguda Tarragona, containing the first-floor blaze in 15 minutes with no injuries reported.
Key Points
- Smoke alert at 12:35pm prompted two fire crews, ladder trucks, police, and traffic agents to Avinguda Tarragona 20.
- Fire on first floor extinguished in 15 minutes; building ventilated afterward.
- Area cordoned off, one lane closed downhill to Sant Julià de Lòria; crowd gathered.
- No injuries, no cause details, no significant damage; scene cleared by 1:15pm.
Emergency services responded to a smoke alert at a building on Avinguda Tarragona in Andorra la Vella just before 1pm on Friday, where firefighters extinguished a small fire on the first floor.
The call came in at 12:35pm, prompting two fire crews, including ladder trucks and the shift commander, along with a police patrol and traffic agents, to rush to number 20 on the avenue. The incident drew a crowd as responders cordoned off the area, preventing pedestrians from passing and closing one downhill lane toward Sant Julià de Lòria to accommodate emergency vehicles.
Firefighters contained the flames within about 15 minutes, ventilating the building afterward. No details have emerged on the fire's cause, and there were no reports of injuries or significant material damage. By 1:15pm, all units had cleared the scene.
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