A fire broke out on the ground floor of a four-storey block at 26 Calle Nuevo Guadarrama in Guadarrama, Madrid, on 8 November 2026. Smoke filled the stairwell and spread into the flats. Firefighters rescued three people who could not get out, including the 62-year-old man who later died, and two dogs.
Eleven people were injured by smoke inhalation. Two were seriously hurt: a 50-year-old woman and an 11-year-old girl, both taken to La Paz hospital. Three other injured people were minors, bringing the number of children among those affected to four. The remaining casualties were treated for less serious injuries.
The man was in cardiorespiratory arrest when medical teams reached him, with smoke inhalation reported as the cause. According to Emergencias 112, teams attempted cardiopulmonary resuscitation for about 30 minutes but could not revive him. SUMMA 112 coordinated treatment for the injured alongside local responders. The Red Cross and Guadarrama Civil Protection provided that support.
The emergency call was received at 06:05. Nine crews from the Community of Madrid fire service went to the building and evacuated it as smoke spread through the stairwell and into the flats. The fire reportedly began in the ground-floor living room; the Guardia Civil is investigating its cause, ABC Madrid reported.
Fire service officer Justo Fernández said crews found a well-developed fire on the ground floor. They checked 12 flats affected by smoke, along with four that were closed; there was no indication that residents remained inside the closed properties.
The earlier Blocus report concerned alleged plans for shop raids in Valencia and is unrelated to the Guadarrama fire.
Firefighters extinguished the blaze, then inspected and ventilated all the flats.
