The Dean of the Architects: “the Insulating Material of the Facade of the Hospital Could Have Favored the Spread of Fire”

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A CSIC report put on the map the port city's hospital center in 2015, when it suffered another fire, as it was covered by highly flammable aluminium and polyethylene plates. In February 2025, the Regional Assembly urged the Murcian Government to check Saint Lucia to prevent it from burning again.

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The Murcian Parliament had already asked the Regional Executive to review the material on the facade of the Hospital Santa Lucía de Cartagena , which has burned this Wednesday at first hour. This was denounced by the regional deputy in Murcia de Podemos, María Marín. In statements collected by Europa Press it has pointed out that in 2024 its formation requested «the replacement of the material and the appearance of the counselor», after the fire…

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The facade of the Hospital Santa Lucía de Cartagena, which burned this Wednesday without causing casualties, is covered with highly flammable panels: aluminium sheets filled with polyethylene, material that acts as “solid gasoline” in contact with the flames and present in other buildings ravaged by exceptional fires in recent years. Among them are the Campanar block, in Valencia, where 10 people died in 2024; the Torre dei Moro, in Milan, destr…

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Arturo García recalls that before 2019 the use of insulating material was allowed in ventilated facades, a system still present in many buildings

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Firefighters bring the blaze under control, forcing the evacuation of 113 patients with no injuries reported. Santa Lucía Hospital in Cartagena was evacuated after a spectacular fire engulfed its facade and terrace.

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Firefighters bring the blaze under control, forcing the evacuation of 113 patients with no injuries reported. Santa Lucía Hospital in Cartagena was evacuated after a spectacular fire engulfed its facade and terrace.