A huge fire tore through a luxury hotel resort in the Dominican Republic on Friday, 19 June, killing at least one person and forcing nearly 1,700 guests to flee. Francesca Valentino, a 46-year-old woman from Italy, died in the fire at the Viva Wyndham Dominicus Beach resort in Bayahibe, the DAEH emergency service said in a statement. The fire was brought under control but its causes were still being investigated, officials said. Guests were moved to nearby hotels. Wyndham Hotels and Resorts did not immediately respond to Reuters' request for comment.

Harrowing footage shows holiday-makers fleeing to the beach from a massive blaze at Wyndham’s Viva Dominicus Beach resort in the Dominican Republic.

Fifteen firefighting units are battling the blaze at the Viva Dominicus Beach resort in La Altagracia province, the Dominican Republic Foreign Ministry told ABC News.

One person was killed and several others were hurt when a fire broke out at a luxury beach resort in the Dominican Republic on Friday, local officials said.

A large fire has almost completely destroyed a luxury resort in the Dominican Republic, forcing the evacuation of almost 1,700 tourists.

A woman died and 1,700 tourists were evacuated following a devastating hotel fire in Bayahibe, Dominican Republic.

Dramatic videos from the Dominican Republic showed towering flames and thick black smoke consuming parts of the Viva Dominicus Bayahibe resort. | World News

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

A massive fire tore through a beachfront resort in the Dominican Republic's popular tourist destination of Bayahibe, killing one person and forcing the evacuation of nearly 1,700…

Francesca Valentino, a 46-year-old Italian woman, was killed in the fire at the Viva Wyndham Dominicus Beach Hotel WH.N, authorities said.

A devastating fire ravaged a luxury resort in the Dominican Republic, forcing the evacuation of nearly 1,700 tourists. Reports indicate an Italian tourist lost their life, with…

Las autoridades atribuyen preliminarmente la muerte a la inhalación de humo, mientras al menos 10 personas recibieron atención médica

One tourist died in the fire and several others required medical assistance

A woman has died and nearly 1,700 tourists have been evacuated due to a large fire at a hotel in the Dominican beach resort of Bayahibe, local authorities said on Friday .

A woman has been killed and nearly 1,700 tourists evacuated due to a large fire at a hotel in the Dominican beach resort town of Bayahibe.

Un incendio en el hotel Viva Wyndham Dominicus Beach de República Dominicana causó el desalojo de mil huéspedes; hay una persona fallecida.

El fuego que afectó al Viva Wyndham Dominicus Beach, un hotel de cuatro estrellas ubicado en la localidad de Bayahibe, dejó al menos nueve heridos. La persona fallecida fue…

Paura nella Repubblica Dominicana, dove un vasto incendio ha devastato il resort di lusso Viva Dominicus Beach by Wyndham, nella località turistica di Bayahibe. Le fiamme hanno…

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…

An Italian tourist has died and almost 1,700 tourists have been evacuated after a large fire tore through a luxury resort in the Dominican Republic on Friday

A 46-year-old Italian woman has been killed in a fire at the Viva Wyndham Dominicus Beach Hotel, with three people taken to medical facilities and six others treated on site.