A night-time scare for dozens of vacationers on the vacation island of Elba: on Sunday night, a fire broke out in the "Ex Villa Cristina" hotel in the village of Piano, in the municipality of Campo nell'Elba. A total of 55 people had to leave the building immediately and be brought to safety. The good news amidst the horror: thanks to the rapid intervention of the emergency services, no one was injured.
Rapid evacuation and exemplary care
According to initial findings, the fire broke out in a storage room of the hotel and triggered a large-scale operation. The fire department, together with civil defense volunteers, municipal employees and other law enforcement officers, were immediately on site to fight the flames and coordinate the evacuation. The 55 hotel guests were treated quickly and professionally. Around 15 of them were able to be accommodated in other hotels in the area during the night. The remaining 40 people spent the night in emergency accommodation provided by the municipality. The authorities have begun investigating the cause of the fire in order to clarify the exact course of events.
