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Updated Monday, February 26, 2024-12:33
Valencia The bureaucratic entanglement of the fire victims: from getting an ID to how to rebuild the building
Investigation The state of the bodies makes it difficult to identify the 10 bodies from the Valencia fire
The fire that last Thursday devoured a block of flats in the Valencian neighborhood of
Campanar
, and in which ten people died, could have been due to an electrical failure.
In fact,
Scientific Police
agents , accompanied by a fire brigade to secure the building, are already searching the interior of the floors in search of evidence.
In this sense, it is believed that the
86th floor
of the tallest tower in the building - the 14-story one - could have been ground zero for the fire, even though it was empty at the time of the tragic event.
As Levante-EMV has advanced and sources familiar with the investigation have confirmed to this newspaper, the electrical failure is the main hypothesis that has been worked on practically from the beginning.
The investigation is under summary secrecy, but experts consider that the rapid spread of the fire surely had to do with the ventilated façade structure of the building, since it implies the existence of an air chamber that could have had an "
effect chimney"
.
In fact, videos recorded by neighbors show that the first flames began to spread outside from one of the balconies.
In parallel to the investigation, the identification of the bodies is being carried out, a complex task taking into account the state in which the remains of the deceased victims have been found.
The removal of the last body occurred on Saturday.
Therefore, the courts of Valencia are waiting for the results of the
DNA analyzes
and even anthropological studies for some cases.
The objective is "to guarantee the full identification of the victims, as a prior and essential step to authorize the delivery of the mortal remains to the next of kin," according to judicial sources.
In fact, the
delivery of the remains of the deceased to their relatives
can only be done once the identification process is completed, following the results of the genetic profiles of the biological samples sent to the laboratories.
The judicial case for these events was initially opened last Friday by the Court of Instruction 10 of Valencia, which was acting as an incident guard and which decreed the secrecy of the proceedings for a month to protect the police investigation into the cause and circumstances. of the fire.
The visit of the Kings
to the Campanar neighborhood
is scheduled for this Monday , where they will meet with the affected neighbors.
In addition, both the Valencia City Council and the Generalitat will approve new aid for residents throughout this Monday.