The fire broke out on Saturday at the entrance to a restaurant in Plaza de Manuel Becerra in Madrid’s Salamanca district.
"Fire in a restaurant in Plaza Manuel Becerra. …SAMUR-Proteccion Civil [specialized emergency system of Madrid] attends to 10 [injured] people and confirms the death of two people," the emergency services said on Twitter.
El Mundo newspaper reported that the blaze occurred when a waiter flambéed a pizza by pouring alcohol over the pizza and lighting it with a blowtorch, the flames then caught plastic flowers decorating the ceiling and columns of the restaurant.
El Mundo said, citing the city’s emergency services, that the dead include a 25-year-old waiter and a 40-year-old customer.
An investigation is underway.