A 56-year-old woman died and 18 people were injured following a fire at a psychiatric clinic in Pamplona, Spain. The fire forced the withdrawal of about 50 users and a woman residing in the institution was arrested on suspicion of causing the fire.
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20/09/2026
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Pa link minus one person died and 18 were injured following a fire that broke out in the room of a psychiatric clinic in Pamplona, Spain, on Saturday night. A user has been arrested.
According to the Spanish National Police, cited by Telecinco, the fire alert was issued at 8:55 locals (19:55 in Lisbon) and the incident led to the transfer of about 50 users from the facility.
The mortal victim is a 56-year-old woman. Among the injured there are three people in serious condition, including a 62-year-old man who is admitted to an Intensive Care Unit (ICU), while the others have suffered “light intoxications due to smoke inhalation”.
Six of the wounded are workers of the psychiatric clinic Father Menni, which is a reference center in Navarre for the treatment of mental illness. All employees, aged between 22 and 43, have been discharged.
The case is being investigated by the National Police with collaboration from the Pamplona Municipal Police. A woman, a clinician, was arrested on suspicion of intentionally setting the fire.
The first investigations indicate that the woman caused the fire in a room on the ground floor of the clinic and that the flames had spread later. Suspect is hospitalized in police custody.
On site were several fire brigades, as well as eight ambulances from the Spanish emergency services.