Fire kills 10 elderly people in Spanish retirement home

All the victims were elderly people living in the "Jardines de Villafranca" residence in the town Villafranca del Ebro, he added.

The fire took about two hours for firefighters to put it out, the regional government said.

Two people were in a critical condition and several were being treated, mainly for smoke inhalation, mayor Volga Ramirez, said.

Ramirez said her husband helped the elderly escape.

The cause of the fire is being investigated.