Police and emergency services worked to secure the interior of the club to avoid a possible collapse and were trying to locate and identify the bodies

Relatives and friends of the victims killed in a fire at a nightclub in Murcia, react outside the city's Sports Pavillion where they have received psychological assistance on October 1, 2023

A firefighter leaves the building where at least thirteen people were killed in a fire at a nightclub in Murcia

Emergency services cordon off a street where at least thirteen people were killed in a fire at a nightclub in Murcia

A video shared by Murcia's fire service showed firefighters trying to control flames inside the nightclub

The city council declared three days of mourning with flags flown at half-staff on public buildings throughout the region of Murcia

Picture shows the facade of the building where at least thirteen people were killed in a fire at a nightclub in Murcia