Elderly British expat rescued by firefighters on Spain’s Costa Blanca after an apartment collapsed

A British woman who lived alone had to be rescued after falling to the floor of her apartment in Jávea and breaking her hip.

The accident occurred on Sunday night in a building on Doctor Fleming street in the center of the city.

Despite suffering severe pain, the victim – over 80 years old – was able to call the emergency services.

A Jávea Local Police patrol was able to open the door of her house and found her lying on the ground.

Firefighters carried her down the stairs of the apartment block and she received initial treatment from paramedics before being taken to Denia Hospital.

It is the latest in a series of similar incidents involving non-Spanish elderly people living alone in Jávea who suffer a domestic accident that leaves them trapped in their homes.

In many cases, they have decided to remain in the area after the death of their partner, but are left vulnerable to such situations.

At the beginning of February, a 91-year-old British woman living on Avenida del Arenal suffered a fall when she got out of bed.

She spent most of the night lying on the ground sobbing in pain before rescue services arrived, and a fire crew had to carry her out over the balcony.

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