One person was killed and several others were hurt when a massive fire broke out at a luxury beach resort in the Dominican Republic on Friday, local officials said.
The fire broke out at around 11 a.m. at Viva Wyndham Dominicus Beach, a four-star resort in the town of Bayahibe in the La Altagracia province, according to officials. Bayahibe is a popular destination for American and international tourists on the southeastern coast of the island.
In a news conference Friday evening, Juan Manuel Mendez, head of the Dominican Republic’s Emergency Operations Center, said one person died at the scene of the
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