US EditionFrance travel warning issued to Brits after incident
- Nearly 500 holidaymakers and staff were evacuated from the MMV Aime 2000 hotel due to a fire that started at 2:45 AM on April 9, 2025.
- The fire caused significant damage, destroying three-quarters of the hotel and requiring over 90 firefighters to control it.
- Four individuals received hospital treatment for smoke inhalation as a result of the incident, with most evacuated within 15 minutes.
- Dame Menna Rawlings, the British ambassador to France, praised local authorities for their rapid response, which helped save lives during the fire.
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Brits among tourists evacuated after huge fire rips through ski resort hotel in the French Alps - The Mirror
A huge fire at a ski resort in the French Alps forced around 420 people, including British nationals, to evacuate the building with at least two people rushed to hospital
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Brits among 500 evacuated after huge blaze at ski resort in the French Alps
A HUGE fire ripped through a ski resort hotel overnight and forced 500 people, including Brits, to flee the building.Some guests reportedly lost “everything” to the flames – including ski gear and all their clothes – prompting a holiday warning from the UK government. X/@FranceinfoOver 90 firefighters were needed to put out the blaze at a hotel in the French Alps[/caption] X/@FranceinfoThe fire sparked on the outside of the building and spread t…
Big fire in a hotel in La Plagne, more than 500 people evacuated
Nearly 500 people had to be evacuated in the middle of the night from their hotel in the ski resort of La Plagne en Savoie, following an undetermined fire which caused four light injuries, said on Wednesday the firefighters and the police. ...
Travel warning: Tourists travelling to France alerted as holidaymakers evacuate resort following fire
Tourists travelling to France alerted as holidaymakers evacuated from resort following fire - Nearly 500 Easter holidaymakers and staff were forced to evacuate a French ski resort hotel early this morning after a fire broke out
A holiday home burns in La Plagne, 500 people evacuated and at least five lightly injured
A fire broke out on the night of Tuesday to Wednesday in a holiday home at the La Plagne ski resort. At least five people, including a firefighter in intervention, were slightly injured.
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