Death Toll From Apartment Block Fire in Spain Climbs to 9

VALENCIA, SPAIN - The death toll in a fire that engulfed an apartment block in the Spanish city of Valencia rose Friday to nine as questions were raised about whether construction materials caused the fire to spread so rapidly.

One person remained missing, according to forensic police, who after identification procedures downgraded the death toll from an official's account of 10 provided earlier following a visua