PAMPLONA, Spain – A 56-year-old woman died after a fire broke out at about 8:55 p.m. Saturday at the Padre Menni psychiatric center. One other patient moved out of the building is now in intensive condition and care.
According to statements reported by Europa Press, the center is run by Fundación Hospitalarias Navarra, also known as the Navarra Hospitallers Foundation.
Staff cleared the area where the fire broke out. Patients were transferred to hospitals for treatment, and care and accommodation had to be rearranged for others still inside.
Afterward, the organization released a written statement. It offered “our hug, affection and most sincere condolences” to the woman’s family, friends and loved ones.
“We join in their pain and raise our prayer for the deceased person,” the statement said.
There was also hope expressed for a “prompt and complete recovery” for patients taken to hospitals. In the meantime, medical teams are monitoring their condition and their families need.
From the moment of the incident, the organization noted, it reached out to families to keep them informed and offer support. Representatives traveled to the center that night.
At its Rochapea offices, they met in person with relatives who arrived seeking information.
“Doctors, nursing professionals, auxiliaries, and workers from different areas have mobilized and moved to the center to strengthen care, accompany users and collaborate in their relocation,” the Foundation said in its statement.
“Their responsiveness, humanity and commitment have been fundamental in a particularly complex night,” it said. “Our deepest gratitude to each and every one of them for being, once again, by the side of people when they need it most.”
Several emergency teams were thanked for their work that night. They included firefighters from the Trinitarios and Cordovilla stations, ambulance crews, medical teams, and both the National Police and Municipal Police of Pamplona.
From the first minutes of the event, the emergency teams responded rapidly, coordinated their efforts and acted professionally, the Foundation said.
Thanks were also extended to Navarre’s regional government. Regional President María Chivite and Councilor Carmen Maeztu traveled to the center that night, to see the situation firsthand and to show support for patients, families and staff.
For now, the priority is care and recovery. In its statement, the organization said it is working “tirelessly and with all the resources available” to support those affected and to restore normal operations at the Pamplona center as soon as it safely can.
