And devastating fire occurred on the afternoon of this Sunday, February 19, in a San Ignacio beach innin the Uruguayan resort of east point.
The fire started in the Susana and it spread rapidly through the beach establishment thanks to the persistent sea breezes.
For now No injuries have been reported and several of the tourists who had come to Punta del Este for the Carnival holiday escaped from the place, while firefighters tried to put out the flames, which took several hours.
The deputy director of the local Fire Department, Richard Barboza, although he clarified that he did not have more information at the moment, estimated that due to the way in which the fire advanced rapidly, he presumes it is a “light construction” and with an easily flammable thatched roof. .
Speaking to Montevideo PortalBarboza added that it is a place where “a lot of wind blows” and that helps fire spreads quickly.
Witnesses cited by the Argentine portal of The nation They assured that the accident broke out around 6:00 p.m.
The fire in the Susana hostel in Punta del Este would have started in the kitchen
“The fire would have started in the kitchen and the place was trapped by very rapid fire,” said a 26-year-old girl named Agostina.
According to firefighters quoted by the same newspaper, “the incident spread widely throughout the facility, with violent flames and a lot of smoke generation“.
In the area, due to the intensity of the flames, panic occurred among some tourists and traffic jams, for which the Highway Police intervened.
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