An eyewitness told Spain's El Pais newspaper that the fire spread from the dish to the walls and ceiling and blocked the main exit.
Two people have died and another 10 have been injured in Madrid after a restaurant fire - believed to have been started by a waiter flambeing a dish.
The fire took place at Burro Canaglia Bar and Resto, an Italian restaurant in the Salamanca district of theEyewitnesses claimed the fire started after a waiter carried out a flambe - a cooking technique where food is doused in alcohol before being set alight. The flames from the dish spread to the walls and ceiling, the eyewitness told Spain's El Pais newspaper.
Emergency services said the fire started near the restaurant's entrance and blocked the main escape route for diners.
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