This is the last thing you want happening while you’re on vacation. A popular beach hotel located at a beach resort in the Dominican Republic caught fire on Friday. Authorities revealed 1,700 people were evacuated from the hotel and one person has already been pronounced dead due to the blaze. CNN had more details on the fire: A woman was killed and nearly 1,700 tourists were evacuated due to a large fire at a hotel in the Dominican beach resort of Bayahibe, local authorities said on Friday. Francesca Valentino, a 46-year-old Italian woman, was killed in the fire at the Viva Wyndham Dominicus Beach Hotel, the DAEH emergency service said in a statement. Three people were taken to medical facilities and six others were treated on site, DAEH said. Those affected included guests, visitors and emergency responders.Videos shared by local media showed dark clouds of smoke billowing out above the Caribbean coastline, as flames engulfed the resort’s straw roof. Videos of the blaze were uploaded to X: A massive fire ripped through a popular Dominican Republic resort, forcing nearly 1,700 guests to evacuate and leaving one person dead. Videos from the scene show towering flames engulfing sections of the Viva Wyndham Dominicus Beach Hotel as emergency crews battled the… pic.twitter.com/Tlg8jJPJqU — Fox News (@FoxNews) June 20, 2026 More angles: At least one person is dead after a massive fire broke out at a resort in the Dominican Republic, officials said. https://t.co/MBshL0j1Uf pic.twitter.com/BgHt1kRCE5 — ABC News (@ABC) June 20, 2026 USA Today reported the cause of the fire is currently under investigation: The fire was brought under control and is under investigation. “Preliminary observations indicate that the fire spread rapidly due to the flammable nature ​of parts of the roof structures made of palm, as ​well as wind conditions,” the country’s Emergency Operations Center (COE) said. The COE and “various regional fire departments contained the fire,” Wyndham Hotels and Resorts said in a statement to USA TODAY. “Hotel teams safely evacuated guests and staff. However, we are saddened that one guest perished, and we send our thoughts to the family while we await autopsy results to determine the cause. At this time the hotel, which is independently owned and operated, is closed and will remain so until further notice.” Here was the aftermath: Aerial view of the massive fire that engulfed the Viva Dominicus Beach Resort in the Dominican Republic. One person (a 46-year-old Italian tourist) tragically killed, several injured, and nearly 1,700 guests/staff evacuated as flames tore through the beachfront property. Fire… https://t.co/BV5dswv0l9 pic.twitter.com/945brI9ek1 — TaraBull (@TaraBull) June 20, 2026 This is a Guest Post from our friends over at WLTReport. View the original article here. The post 1,700 Evacuated After Fire Breaks Out At Beach Resort Hotel appeared first on 100PercentFedUp.com.