Woman dies in fire with subsequent explosion in Breda home

Emergency services were alerted around 7:30 PM on Thursday to the incident at Santa Anna street in the town located in the Selva region.

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A woman died on Thursday evening due to a fire followed by a deflagration in a house on Santa Anna street in Breda, mobilizing seven Fire Department units.

The incident occurred this Thursday at number 9 on Santa Anna street in Breda. Emergency services received the alert around 7:30 PM, and seven crews from the Bombers de la Generalitat (Firefighters) were immediately dispatched to the scene, including the collapsed structures team.
Initially, the possibility of other people being affected inside the building was not ruled out. However, the Firefighters later confirmed that the woman was the only fatality and that no one else was inside the two-story terraced house.
Upon arrival, the teams verified that the roof of the building had been damaged by the fire and deflagration. Nevertheless, serious structural damage was ruled out after a thorough inspection, allowing the specialized collapsed structures team to withdraw from the scene.
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