Five people died in a fire at an apartment building in Manlleu, near Barcelona, Spain, and two British skiers were killed in an avalanche in the French Alps, while Italy's "Lovers' Arch" collapsed into the sea on Valentine's Day. These events, along with the development of a new Silent Hill game inspired by a Scottish fishing village, and the outpouring of support for a Canadian town after a school shooting, dominated headlines on Tuesday, February 17, 2026.
The fire in Spain broke out in a five-story building on Monday night, with the blaze originating in an attic storage room, according to emergency services reports. Authorities confirmed that at least five other individuals were injured in the incident. In the French Alps, Stuart Leslie and Shaun Overy were identified as the British skiers who perished in the avalanche at Val d'Isere. A French national also died in the snow slide. Meteo-France had issued a red avalanche warning the day before the tragedy.
In Italy, the "Lovers' Arch," a famous rock structure on the Adriatic coast, collapsed due to days of heavy rain, strong winds, and rough seas. Maurizio Cisternino, the mayor of Melendugno, described the collapse as "an unwanted Valentine's Day gift."
Meanwhile, the next installment in the Silent Hill video game franchise will be set in a fictional village called St Amelia, which is based on the real-life fishing village of St Monans in Fife, Scotland. The game is being developed by Screen Burn, a Glasgow-based studio.
In Canada, the town of Tumbler Ridge received an outpouring of support following a school shooting. Jim Caruso, who traveled 700 miles to be there, said, "I wanted to be here to bring some level of comfort. I wanted to hug people, pray for them and, most importantly, to cry with them."
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