Valencia's La Liga match against Granada postponed after deadly fire in city

Valencia's La Liga match against Granada postponed after deadly fire in city

FP Sports February 24, 2024, 10:38:52 IST

The match was to take place in Granada but the game was pushed back after a request from Valencia football club who wanted to pay tribute to the victims of the fire tragedy.

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Valencia's La Liga match against Granada postponed after deadly fire in city
A fire has engulfed two residential buildings in the eastern Spanish city of Valencia, killing at least 10 people. AP

A La Liga match between Valencia and Granada was postponed on Friday after a fire tragedy which resulted in death of at least 10 people. The match was to take place in Granada but the game was pushed back after a request from Valencia football club who wanted to pay tribute to the victims of the fire tragedy.

“The request to postpone the match against Granada has been accepted,” said Valencia who had requested the postponement with the support of their Andalusian hosts.

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The second division meeting between Levante and Andorra, scheduled for Saturday evening in Valencia, has also been postponed.

La Liga added that a minute’s silence will be observed before each match at the weekend.

Fire crews on Friday were picking through the still-smouldering 14-storey apartment block in the eastern Spanish city, a day after the blaze.

Film footage showed clouds of black smoke as the flames consumed the high rise of 138 flats in the Campanar district of the Mediterranean port city.

With agency inputs

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