A fire early this morning in an apartment block in Algeciras has claimed the life of a 69 year old man.
The fire began 1t 06:00 this morning in a recently built apartment block in calle Alferez Villalta Medina, the cause of the fire thought to have been an electrical short-circuit.
The man was in the house with his wife and 14 year old grandson at the time the fire started. The man was rescued by firefighters and taken to hospital but medics were unable to save his life. The rest of his family were treated for smoke inhalation but their injuries were not said to be serious.
Seven other people were evicted from the block as a precautionary measure.