Hotel fire in a European resort. More than 100 guests were evacuated
Almost 70 percent popular facility was consumed by fire. The peaceful rest of tourists in Spain was suddenly interrupted.
A dangerous situation occurred last Monday, May 25, at the Ibis Centro hotel in Malaga, located on Cerrojo Street, on the Guadalmedina River. This is a facility of a popular brand belonging to the Accor chain, whose facilities include, among others: in Poland. This time the rest was disturbed and the guests were evacuated.
Fire in a Spanish hotel
According to the local portal elespanol.com, the fire first broke out in the adjacent Le Grand Café commercial premises. It then moved to the hotel basement and began spreading rapidly. Salvador Castillo, head of the fire prevention service at the Royal Fire Service of Malaga, said that between 60% and 70% of the building was destroyed. object.
The tragic moment can be seen, among others, on recordings published online. Smoke billowed everywhere and fire wreaked havoc, causing panic in the streets. According to witnesses, the smell of burning lingered in the city for a long time.
Evacuation and other guard activities
There were guests in the hotel when the fire broke out – eventually, over 100 people were evacuated and everyone was moved to other facilities in the center of Malaga. The operation went so smoothly that no one was hurt. Fire brigades worked to extinguish the fire almost all day long, during which time the police closed several streets and pedestrian crossings near ul. Cerrojo, emergency services could work more efficiently. After controlling the spread of the fire, firefighters concentrated on cooling the facade and extinguishing smaller active fires.
The cause of this situation has not been officially confirmed, and the entire facility will undergo strict technical inspection. “There was a lot of combustible material in the building and the fire was very intense and spread to the upper floors,” Castillo reported. The rapid spread of flames was due to, among others, wooden structure or sound-absorbing materials. Le Grand Café was completely destroyed and the first floor of the hotel is said to be in critical condition.
