"The fire service said in a statement that the blaze broke out Monday evening in a storage room on the top floor of a five-story building in Manlleu, a town around 80 kilometers (50 miles) north of Barcelona. The cause of the blaze has not been identified and officials are looking into it. The five people killed also didn't live in the building, police said."
"The fire service received a call after several residents reported a fire on the top floor of a building and smoke in the stairwell. Upon arrival, firefighters found that the building had been completely evacuated. After extinguishing the fire, firefighters located the first victim, who suffered a cardiac arrest. Firefighters expedited their search and found four more bodies in the storage room."
A blaze broke out Monday evening in a storage room on the top floor of a five-story building in Manlleu, about 80 kilometers north of Barcelona. The cause remains unidentified and officials are investigating. Residents reported fire on the top floor and smoke in the stairwell, prompting an emergency call. Firefighters found the building already evacuated and extinguished the fire. They discovered one victim who had suffered cardiac arrest and, after searching, found four additional bodies in the storage room. The five deceased did not live in the building. Five other people sustained minor injuries. Victims' ages await full identification, though all were young and some may have been minors.
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