Fire Kills Italian Tourist, Forces Nearly 1,700 to Flee Luxury Dominican Republic Beach Resort
Google News Top—A massive fire tore through the Viva Wyndham Dominicus Beach Hotel in Bayahibe, a four-star resort on the Dominican Republic's Caribbean coast, killing one Italian tourist and forcing the evacuation of roughly 1,700 guests. Three people were hospitalized and six more were treated on site after the blaze, which destroyed most of the resort complex. Fifteen firefighting units battled the fire in the La Altagracia province as guests fled to the beach. Drone footage captured the inferno engulfing the property. The resort is described as popular with American tourists.
- Google News Top — Tourist dies in Dominican Republic luxury resort fire
- New York Post — Italian mother killed in Dominican resort fire that forced 1,700 out
- Daily Mail — Fire guts Caribbean luxury resort, killing one, forcing 1,700 out
- news.com.au — Tourist dies in major blaze at beach resort
- Associated Press — Fire destroyed the resort complex, forcing nearly 1,700 tourists into an emergency evacuation.
- Hindustan Times — Dominican Republic resort engulfed in fire as guests flee to beach
- Sky News — World — Tourist dies after fire destroys luxury beach resort
- New York Post — Inferno at Dominican resort kills one, forces 1,700 to evacuate
- CBS News — Fire at luxury resort kills one, injures several others
- NBC News — World — Massive fire breaks out at Dominican Republic tourist resort
- BBC — Tourist dies in fire at Dominican Republic luxury resort
- ABC Australia — One dead in major fire at Dominican beach resort
- The Straits Times — Three people were hospitalized and six treated on site after the resort fire.
- Euronews — The victim was confirmed to be an Italian tourist killed in the Dominican Republic blaze.
- Daily Mail — Fire engulfs luxury beach resort popular with US tourists
- Daily Mail — At least one dead, 1,700 evacuated in Caribbean resort fire
- The Independent (UK) — Drone video captured the inferno ripping through the Viva Dominicus resort complex.
- The Independent (UK) — Nearly 1,700 tourists evacuated as fire destroys Dominican resort
- Drudge Report — Massive fire at luxury DR beach resort sends guests fleeing
- Deutsche Welle — Woman killed, hundreds evacuated in Dominican Republic hotel fire
- Al Jazeera — Inferno tears through a Dominican Republic beach resort
- ABC News — Fifteen firefighting units battled the blaze at the La Altagracia province resort.
- CBS News — Fire at luxury Dominican Republic resort kills one person
- Reuters — An Italian woman was killed and 1,700 guests evacuated from the Bayahibe beach hotel.