Fatal Flambé: Madrid Restaurant Fire Claims Two Lives and Injures 10

TL;DR
Two people, including a restaurant employee and a customer, died while 12 others were injured in a fire that broke out at an Italian restaurant in Madrid's central Salamanca neighbourhood. The fire reportedly started after a waiter flambéed a pizza, causing the flames to spread to the ceiling and walls. Emergency services said that diners found it hard to flee as the blaze started near the main exit. The police are investigating the cause of the fire.
- Two people die, 10 hurt in Madrid restaurant blaze Reuters.com
- ‘Flambéed pizza’ leads to deadly fire at Madrid restaurant The Guardian
- Flambé fire kills two in Madrid restaurant BBC
- Spain: Restaurant fire kills 2 in Madrid DW (English)
- Two People Killed, 10 Hurt in Madrid Restaurant Blaze U.S. News & World Report
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