Woman killed and 1,700 evacuated in Dominican Republic beach hotel fire

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — A woman was killed and nearly 1,700 tourists were evacuated due to a large fire at a hotel in the Dominican beach resort of Bayahibe, local authorities said on Friday

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — A woman was killed and nearly 1,700 tourists were evacuated due to a large fire at a hotel in the Dominican beach resort of Bayahibe, local authorities said on Friday.

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Francesca Valentino, a 46-year-old Italian woman, was killed in the fire at Wyndham’s Viva Dominicus Beach hotel, the DAEH emergency service said in a statement.

Three people were taken to medical facilities and six others were treated on site, DAEH said. Those affected included guests, visitors and emergency responders.