At least 10 people have died in a fire that ripped through a retirement home in northern Spain early on Friday, the regional government of Aragon said. The blaze started in a residence for the elderly called Jardines de Villafranca in the tiny town of Villafranca del Ebro around 5am local time (4am in the UK).

The fire broke out in the town of Villafranca de Ebro early on Friday morning and local officials said more than 80 people were living in the home at the time. The centre opened 16 years ago as a retirement home,

At least 10 people have been killed and two injured after a fire ripped through a retirement home in Spain today. The blaze broke out at the Jardines de Villafranca nursing home in the Zaragoza town of Villafranca de Ebro at 5am.