Authorities say at least 10 people have died and others were injured in a fire at a nursing home near the northeastern Spanish city of Zaragoza.

Firefighters battle blaze in one room for two hours as local mayor cites smoke inhalation as likely cause of deaths.

At least 10 people died in a blaze at a nursing home in Zaragoza, Spain, before firefighters managed to extinguish it, local authorities reported on Friday.

A fire broke out on Friday at a care home in the small town of Villafranca de Ebro, Spain, killing 10 people and leaving two critically injured. The Jardines de Villafranca facility, originally established in 2008 as a home for the elderly,

Fire ripped through a retirement home in the town of Villafranca del Ebro in northern Spain early on Friday, killing at least 10 people, the regional government of Aragon said.

At least 10 killed in nursing home fire in Spain.

A fire that broke out in a retirement home in the Spanish town of Villafranca de Ebro has left 10 people dead; all of the victims were reportedly elderly people.

The cause of the fire was not yet known. Local media said 82 people had been living in the Jardines De Villafranca nursing home, which focused on treating people with dementia and mental health issues.