At least 13 people killed in nightclub fire in Spain

Officials said the death toll could rise (Alfonso Duran/AP)

Thirteen people were killed and several others injured when a fire broke out in a nightclub in the southeastern city of Murcia on Sunday, the authorities have said.

The fire started at around 6am in the popular Teatre nightclub and quickly tore through the venue, according to Spain’s state news agency EFE.