At least three deaths associated with power outage

At least three people were killed in Spain in an incident involving a massive reduction in electricity that closed the country on Monday, the BBC Civil Guard told the BBC.

They died in the Northwestern Taboadela municipality and were from the same family, according to the Spanish media.

Police are reported to investigate whether carbon monoxide from a defective electricity generator has played a role in his death, but the Civil Guard cannot provide more details.

Officials are still working to confirm what caused the power reduction, which caused chaos in Spain and Portugal on Monday.

The trio that died in Taboadel was married a couple and an elderly son, according to Madrid -based El Pais.

Their bodies were found in their beds by a care worker on Tuesday, El Pais reported.

Other deaths are under investigation, including a woman in Madrid, who died in a fire that may be caused by a candle used during the eclipse, local media reported.

The woman of the fifties was found dead on Monday night after a fire broke out in a building in the city district of Karabancha.

Thirteen people were treated for smoke inhalation, including five who were taken to hospital, according to the city office for emergency cases.

Elsewhere, a forty woman has died in Valencia, although there is no clear consensus in the Spanish media about the cause of her death.

Local police suggested that a woman suffering from a lung state had died after the fan who used lost power during the interruption, according to media reports.

However, El Pace cites regional health sources who have stated that the woman has suffered from a number of health conditions and that she died of natural reasons.

The eclipse caused great disturbances in Spain and Portugal. Andorra and parts of France were also affected.

In Spain and Portugal, traffic lights stopped working, Metro Systems stopped and businesses were unable to accept card payments – triggering huge queues of several cash machines that were still working.

Initially, mobile telephone networks also fell, leaving many shakes for information.