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A 55-year-old woman died in a fire at a downtown hotel in Buenos Aires, capital of Argentina, police said. Four others were severely burned, two men and two women.
Police Assisted by Ambulance During an Operation relief in a hotel in downtown Buenos Aires, Argentina – Photo: Damian Dopacio / Photo: Damian Dopacio / Photo: Damian Dopacio / Photo: Dami year Dopacio / ARGENTINA NEWS / AFP
Even after the flames were under control, firefighters still struggled to rescue dozens of people stranded in the 28-storey Las Las Hotel building. Naciones, located on Corrientes Avenue. The place is a few meters from the obelisk, one of the most touristy areas of the Argentine capital.
According to the EFE agency, the fire started on the fifth floor, in a vestibule with projection to the elevators.
Images recorded by pbaders-by and shared by local media showed columns of black smoke coming out of windows on one side of the building, as well as people asking for help on certain floors.
According to the Argentine newspaper "Clarín", the building also houses offices and units rented for housing, mainly for Venezuelans.
Four fire trucks and 17 ambulances were rushed to the scene and 52 people were transported to hospitals, some due to the inhalation of smoke, others due to an accident. carbon monoxide poisoning, according to Oscar Valcarce, emergency services officer.
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