NEARLY 20 people including kids needed treatment for smoke inhalation and tourists were trapped in a lift following a fire at a Majorca hotel.
The blaze broke out in the lift operation room this morning at the all-inclusive Bellevue Bonita and Club Resort in Puerto de Alcudia, causing chaotic scenes.
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The hotel is described by Jet2holidays as a “lively and large complex perfect for a family holiday.”
Several tourists were reportedly trapped in lifts at the hotel, but they are now understood to have been freed.
The alarm was sounded just after 9am today at the four-star complex in the north-east of Majorca.
Local firefighters said in their initial response to the emergency: “A fire has broken out in the lift machine room.
“There are people trapped in the elevators and the establishment is being evacuated.
“Firefigthters from Inca, Alcudia and Arta have been mobilised.”
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