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Prague hotel fire kills four and injures seven


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FOUR people died and seven others were injured in a hotel fire in central Prague last night.

The fire broke out at the Eurostars David hotel, a few meters from the Vltava river and near the National Theater in the Czech capital.

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Two people died in hotel fire in PragueCredit: AP: Associated press
    Firefighters rescued around 40 people at the Eurostars David hotel

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Firefighters rescued around 40 people at the Eurostars David hotelCredit: AP: Associated press

Forty people were evacuated from the smoking building and a rescue operation was still underway on Saturday evening.

A German born in 1996 and a South Korean born in 1997 died instantly.

Nine others, including Dutch, Turks and French, were hospitalized with injuries.

Police said two of the injured, two women, later died. They did not immediately give further details.

    Czech firefighters rush to Prague hotel fire scene

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Czech firefighters rush to Prague hotel fire sceneCredit: EPA
    Officers comfort rescued man outside burning hotel

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Officers comfort rescued man outside burning hotelCredit: EPA
    Dozens of firefighters have been deployed to fight the major blaze

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Dozens of firefighters have been deployed to fight the major blazeCredit: EPA
    Fire trucks line the streets outside the Prague city center hotel

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Fire trucks line the streets outside the Prague city center hotelCredit: AFP or licensors

Local media earlier reported that several people were seriously injured.

A spokeswoman for the Prague ambulance said: “Three are in serious condition. Two needed lung ventilation.”

It is not clear if these are the same two people who have since died.

The cause of the blaze, which started at 5:00 p.m. GMT, has not yet been established.

Prague Fire Department spokesman Martin Kavka told lidovky.cz on Saturday night: “It’s not burning anymore, but the hotel is still very hot and smoky.

“We’re still looking for people – we’ll be here for several more hours.”

Among the injured, two firefighters fell while trying to enter the 152-room hotel.

The mayor of Prague Adriana Krnacova, who was at the scene, expressed her condolences to the relatives of the victims who have not yet been identified.


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