RESIDENTS of a fourteen-storey building were left trapped on their balconies as flames ravaged their home from the inside out.
Horrifying footage showed people shouting for help as flames and smoke billowed around them.
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It is unclear what caused the fire and if there are any victims.
The raging inferno is understood to have started after 5.30pm local time on Thursday, inside a building located at a roundabout between Maestro Rodrigo and General Avilés avenues in Valencia, Spain.
A tenant told local media that the fire stared in one of the units and spread throughout the building.
Video filmed from the ground showed residents standing helpless on their balconies as fire raged on the floors above and below them.
The top of the building appeared to be crumbling as bright orange flames engulfed dozens of residences.
In one clip, an emergency responder standing at the top of a tower crane looked to be reaching for someone who was trapped.
Local media reported that several metal sheets tumbled to the ground, onto the floor and cars, before fire and police personnel arrived at the scene.
Police began cordoning off the area from 6.45pm local time amid fears that the fire could spread to nearby buildings, according to Economía Digital.
The building was understood to be the last built in the Nou Campanar area of Valencia during the real estate boom.
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