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Woman killed, hundreds evacuate in Dominican Republic hotel fire

DW English · Jun 20, 2026, 7:30 AM · Also reported by 4 other sources

Key takeaways

  • A huge fire tore through a four-star beach resort in the Dominican Republic, killing one woman.
  • https://p.dw.com/p/5Fk G7The flames almost completely devoured the hotel in the resort town, which is popular among international tourists Image: Gojko Culibrk/REUTERSAdvertisement.
  • The incident occurred at the Viva Wyndham Dominicus Beach Hotel in Bayahibe, located on the Caribbean nation's southeastern coast.

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A huge fire tore through a four-star beach resort in the Dominican Republic, killing one woman. About 1,700 tourists were evacuated as the fire appeared to destroy most of the hotel.

https://p.dw.com/p/5Fk G7The flames almost completely devoured the hotel in the resort town, which is popular among international tourists Image: Gojko Culibrk/REUTERSAdvertisement. A woman was killed and almost 1,700 people had to flee after a massive fire broke out at a luxury resort in the Dominican Republic on Friday, authorities said.

The incident occurred at the Viva Wyndham Dominicus Beach Hotel in Bayahibe, located on the Caribbean nation's southeastern coast.

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