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Date Published: 30/09/2022

ARCHIVED - Tourists evacuated after Lebreros hotel in centre of Seville catches fire

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Guests at the fully-booked hotel in Andalucia spent two hours in the street whilst firefighters tackled the kitchen blaze

<span style='color:#780948'>ARCHIVED</span> - Tourists evacuated after Lebreros hotel in centre of Seville catches fire

Tourists and staff were evacuated following a fire at a Seville city centre hotel as a huge column of black smoke billowed from the building attracting hundreds of people who gathered in the street to video the intense scenes.

Perfecta coordinación de los servicios de emergencias en el siniestro del hotel.#ProtecciónCivil presta apoyo logistico al operativo desplegado.
Los efectivos de extinción se van replegando quedando en el lugar un retén para finalizar su resolución.
Buen trabajo compañeros/as. pic.twitter.com/bHDO2BfB3T
— Emergencias Sevilla (@EmergenciasSev) September 29, 2022

The alarm was raised at 8.25pm on Thursday September 29 after the fire broke out in the kitchen at Los Lebreros Hotel. According to reports, everything happened "so fast" that staff working in the kitchen were unsure what was going on and told press from behind a police cordon shortly after the evacuation: "We don't know, we saw smoke, the alarms went off and we got out".

The blaze looked far worse from the street as the building's powerful extractor fans carried the smoke to the upper areas of the hotel, expelling thick black smoke and an intense smell of burning flooded the Nervión neighbourhood.

El hotel ha activado los mecanismos de autoprotección de forma inmediata para el desalojo de las zonas afectadas. Los sistemas de seguridad activa y pasiva han evacuado el humo hacia la cubierta del edificio.
El operativo de emergencias de ha desarrollado con normalidad. pic.twitter.com/p0Q0KoxLyv
— Emergencias Sevilla (@EmergenciasSev) September 29, 2022

But thankfully, the intoxicating fumes only really accumulated on the first and second floors and no one was injured or suffered smoke poisoning, although one woman was assisted for anxiety.

Dozens of fire engines and crews, the local police, national police and the 061 medical personnel were immediately sent to the scene from different parts of the city and Avenida Kansas City was closed to traffic.

Inside, the mass evacuation of the hotel was organised in accordance with the established protocols, which had already been rehearsed in drills, and was conducted "quickly and without incident".

🟥Un dispositivo de #Bomberos @PoliciaSevilla @policia y #E061 está interviniendo en un incendio declarado a las 20:25 h. en una estancia de un hotel en la Av. Luis de Morales.
Eviten circular por la zona, para el mejor desarrollo del operativo.
Ampliaremos info.#StopBulos. pic.twitter.com/bURya5DSXQ
— Emergencias Sevilla (@EmergenciasSev) September 29, 2022

061 personnel had a field hospital ready in case it was needed, but it wasn't necessary. Meanwhile, fire crews brought the fire under control quickly.

Guests and staff then spent two hours waiting on the pavement in Calle Luis Montoto, which was still open to traffic", and were given blankets and hot drinks before returning to their rooms.

Two Mexican tourists, Rosario Fregoso and Araceli Chaparro, told reporters that everything went "very well" during the evacuation, although they were a little hungry. They had arrived from Madrid half an hour before the fire and "hadn't eaten for hours".

22:15 h. Los clientes desalojados del hotel siniestrado vuelven al establecimiento que recobra la normalidad en las zonas no afectadas@PoliciaSevilla normaliza el tráfico en la zona
Efectivos se mantienen en el lugar hasta la finalización del operativo#Gobernación @Ayto_Sevilla pic.twitter.com/h7rKl6ya0L
— Emergencias Sevilla (@EmergenciasSev) September 29, 2022

The hotel, which has a capacity for 700 people, was fully booked on Thursday evening, but many were out at the time, visiting the city, having dinner or working.

All the evacuees returned to the hotel around 10.30pm.

Seville Mayor, Antonio Muñoz has since congratulated the hotel management for the speedy and efficient evacuation.

The Los Lebreros hotel suffered a fire in July 2013 when 11 people were treated for smoke inhalation. The fire was reportedly caused by a guest with mental health issues.

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Images: Emergencias Sevilla

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