People feared trapped in Spain high-rise fire

A high-rise residential building in Valencia has been engulfed by flames after a major fire broke out.

The blaze - which is ongoing - occurred at a 14-storey block in the Campanar neighbourhood and spread to an adjoining building.

More than 20 fire crews are tackling the fire and people have been urged to stay away from the area.

It is not known how many have been injured in the incident but local media reports people may be trapped inside.

One man who lives on the second floor of the building told La Sexta the flames grew rapidly after the fire started.

"The fire spread in a matter of 10 minutes," he said, adding that material on the facade of the building may have caused the fire to spread.

One woman told TVE she had seen firefighters attempting to rescue a teenage boy trapped on the building's first floor.

Firefighters were called at around 17:30 local time. A field hospital has been set up in the area in case of casualties, RTVE reported.

Writing on X (formerly known as Twitter) Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said: "Dismayed by the terrible fire in a building in Valencia...I want to convey my solidarity to all the people affected and recognition to all the emergency personnel already deployed at the scene."