An eighty-one year old man and a seventy-five year old woman were treated for smoke inhalation after a fire broke out in their home in Yecla. The incident occurred in the early hours of Wednesday morning when emergency services received a call at around two o’clock reporting a blaze in the bedroom of their residence on Historiador Miguel Ortuño street.

Local police, national police, firefighters from the Consortium for Fire Extinction and Rescue of the Region of Murcia, and a mobile emergency unit were dispatched to the scene. Upon arrival, it was reported that the couple, who were initially trapped, managed to escape the house before emergency services arrived.

Firefighters quickly extinguished the fire, which was contained to the bedroom area, preventing further damage to the home. Fortunately, the couple did not require hospitalisation after receiving treatment on site for smoke inhalation.

The prompt response from multiple emergency services undoubtedly prevented a more serious outcome. Authorities are investigating the cause of the fire.