Two people killed, 10 hurt in Madrid restaurant blaze
The fire was started when a waiter flambéed a pizza and set fire to the walls and ceiling.
Two people died and 12 others were injured in a fire at a restaurant in the Spanish capital Madrid, emergency services said on Saturday.
The blaze started late on Friday night at Burro Canaglia Bar&Resto, an Italian restaurant in the central Salamanca neighborhood.
One of the dead was a restaurant employee and the other was a customer, Madrid mayor Luis Martinez-Almeida told reporters on Saturday outside the building.
An eyewitness told El Pais newspaper that the fire started after a waiter flambéed a pizza and the flames set fire to the ceiling and walls.
Diners found it hard to flee as the blaze started near the main exit, emergency services said.
Police were investigating the cause of the fire.
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