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Madrid skyscraper fire is under control, police say

By Thomson Reuters Jun 23, 2026 | 11:19 AM

MADRID, June 23 (Reuters) – A fire that broke out in a ​Madrid skyscraper ‌on Tuesday afternoon has been brought under control and no one was ‌injured, ​police told ⁠Reuters.

The building housing ⁠the energy company Moeve, in the capital’s financial district, was earlier ​evacuated after heavy smoke was detected, ⁠according to ⁠witnesses, one of ​whom said they had ​to walk down 34 floors.

One ‌witness told Reuters she saw smoke and smelled fumes before ⁠the building’s alarm went off.  Images captured by witnesses ⁠showed ‌smoke coming out ⁠of the ​floors ‌in the middle section ​of ⁠the 49-storey building.

(Reporting by Emma Pinedo, Jesús Aguado and Javier West Larrañaga, editing by Andrei ​Khalip.)