Firefighters in the ski resort of Courchevel in the French Alps evacuated 83 guests of a five-star hotel in which a fire broke out on Tuesday evening. As reported by the AFP agency, no casualties have been reported so far. The fire, the cause of which is not yet known, spreads through the roof of the building. In addition to extinguishing the fire, the firefighters are trying to eliminate the risk of the fire spreading to neighboring buildings.
- A fire broke out in a luxury hotel in the resort of Courchevel in France.
- 83 guests were evacuated from the hotel without any reported casualties.
- The cause of the fire is not yet known, it is spreading through the roof of the building.
- Firefighters are struggling with a complicated intervention for the hotel’s double roof.
- Evacuated guests are safe and will be accommodated elsewhere.
The mayor of the resort village, Jean-Yves Pachod, told the newspaper Le Dauphiné that the operation is very complicated for the firefighters because the building has a double roof. Firefighters have to dismantle everything before they can get to the flames. At 10:20 p.m., the fire was still not under control.
The fire at the Hotel des Grandes Alpes occurred shortly before 19:00 local time. Firefighters intervened almost immediately, evacuating 83 guests from the hotel. The hotel management confirmed that all its guests are safe and will be accommodated in other hotels.
