A fire in a third-floor apartment in Palma forced the evacuation of the building on Sunday. But not all the residents could be evacuated. Four people on the fourth floor were trapped on a balcony while waiting for firefighters to extinguish the fire.
The incident occurred shortly after 1pm at a building on C. Menorca. The fire was apparently caused by a faulty refrigerator plug. A large amount of smoke filled the communal staircase.
Palma Police cordoned the street off, and the city's firefighters extinguished the fire in a matter of minutes.
A man who lives in the affected apartment required medical treatment for smoke inhalation.