Exciting rescue of two people trapped on a balcony during a building fire in Valencia

Two people who had been trapped on a balcony of the building adjacent to the property where the voracious incident beganfire of This afternoon in Valencia they were rescued after at least two hours of anguish.

By breaking the balcony railing, two firefighters - one soaking the area and the other helping them - were able to rescue the two trapped men.

Giving signs of calm and poise despite the delicate situation, the two people - who some media have identified as a father and his teenage daughter -They remained on the balcony for up to two hours waiting to be rescued, something that happened shortly before 8:00 p.m. (local time).

The image of the agonizing rescue, broadcast live on television, reflected the anguish of those two neighbors cornered by the flames on one of the upper floors of the building, signaling to the emergency services, while a firefighter, standing on a ladder, sprayed the area with water permanently.

Throughout the time they have been trapped, firefighters have continued to spray the area with water to cool it, turning on a powerful light when nightfall and dense smoke have made visibility difficult.

They spent a long time like this until they were finally able to be evacuated.

In the last few minutes a firefighter has also been seen jumping onto a rescue mattress after being cornered by the flames.

According to the agency Which one, the fire broke out around 5:30 p.m. this Thursday on the fifth floor of the most affected building, 14 floors, located in the Campanar neighborhood.

The fire completely devoured that first building, which has been burned on several of its floors. Then the fire spread to another annex building, both newly built.

Numerous fire and ambulance crews have been deployed in the area, as well as a field hospital.

So far there are no official figures of possible injuries.