Sierra Nevada ski lodge burns to the ground and 52 occupants evacuated
Sierra Nevada ski lodge burns to the ground and 52 occupants evacuated
A FIRE in a wooden ski lodge in the Sierra Nevada has forced emergency services to evacuate 32 guests and 20 members of staff.
The inferno, which wiped out the whole hotel, took hold rapidly because the entire building is made of wood, but there were no other hotels or homes nearby meaning the damage was contained.
Firefighters, ambulance staff, police and the Civil Protection squad were called out at around 09.45hrs yesterday (Wednesday) morning when the blaze started in the chimney of Hotel Lodge on the Pradollano urbanisation right in the heart of the Sierra Nevada ski resort and next to the main road to Maribel.
As well as the usual methods, the fire brigade used artificial snow-producing machines to extinguish the flames.
All 52 occupants were evacuated, but nobody was hurt.
Rescue workers were still trying to tackle the blaze in the early hours of this morning.
The Hotel Lodge is the only one in the whole of the Sierra Nevada made of wood.
