Staff Reporter.
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Valencia’s Liga clash at Granada was postponed on Friday as a mark of respect following a fire tragedy which left at least 10 people dead, with up to 15 people missing.
The second division meeting between Levante and Andorra, scheduled for Saturday evening in Valencia, has also been postponed.
Valencia, who are eighth in La Liga, had been due to host Granada at the Mestalla Stadium on Saturday.
The club say they are“devastated” and “offer our help to emergency services for any need they may have”.
Their men’s, women’s and academy squads held a minute’s silence before their training sessions on Friday morning and the club will fly flags at half-mast at their facilities.
Firefighters were called at about 17:30 local time (16:30 GMT) to the incident, with emergency services rescuing several residents from their balconies using cranes.
More than 20 fire crews tackled the blaze, which was made worse by high winds.
Fifteen people, including six firefighters and a young child, were injured in the fire but their lives are not in danger.
Writing on X (formerly known as Twitter) Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said: “Dismayed by the terrible fire in a building in Valencia… I want to convey my solidarity to all the people affected and recognition to all the emergency personnel already deployed at the scene.”
Experts say highly flammable cladding on the building enabled the fire to spread rapidly. A three-day period of mourning has been declared in the Valencian region.
Compiled by Lehlohonolo Lehana.