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Return home ends in tragedy: Woman dies in fire at a hotel in Fatima. Candle may be the cause

Notícias de Coimbra1 September 2026 at 07:47

The return home of a group of Spanish visitors from the Cadiz region was marked by tragedy. A woman died in a fire at a hotel in Fatima, with a candle identified as a possible cause of the fire.

Authorities were alerted to the fire in the early morning of Monday. At the scene, firefighters found the victim already dead, a woman of Spanish nationality who was accompanying the group of visitors.

The group was composed of several people from the Cadiz region in Spain, who were returning home after a visit to Fatima. The exact circumstances that led to the start of the fire are being investigated by the competent authorities.

The victim's body was removed from the scene for further examination, while authorities continue to determine the causes of the fire that broke out in the hotel establishment.

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