At least 10 people were killed Friday and two people injured, one of them critically, in a fire at a care home in a small community near Zaragoza in Spain's northeastern Aragon region, Spanish authorities said.

At least 10 people died and others were injured in a blaze at a nursing home near Zaragoza in northeastern Spain, before firefighters managed to extinguish the flames, local authorities said Friday.

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.

Ten people have died in a fire at a nursing home in north-eastern Spain. On Friday, Nov. 15, the head of the regional government of Aragon, Jorge Azcón, confirmed that the deaths occurred in the early hours of the morning in the Villafranca de Ebro nursing home.

About 82 people had been living in the facility, which focused on treating people with dementia and mental health issues.

The fire took place just weeks after devastating flash floods in Valencia killed more than 200 people and destroyed thousands of homes.

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

The fire broke out in the town of Villafranca de Ebro early on Friday morning and local officials said 82 people were living in the home at the time. The centre opened 16 years ago as a retirement home,