A British mother has revealed the ‘terrifying’ moment her Caribbean holiday turned into ‘chaos’ as she watched an eight-hour blaze destroy the hotel where she had been staying with her son.
Viva Dominicus Beach Resort, in the Dominican Republic, was reduced to ash following a huge fire on Friday.
At around 11am the hotel descended into mayhem as nearly 2,000 people scrambled to safety – some pictured clutching their suitcases as they evacuated the area.
Tourists ‘valiantly’ attempted to tackle the blaze themselves by climbing on to the palm-thatched roofs armed with fire extinguishers before the ‘one and only’ fire truck arrived, with
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