Cancun, Q.R. — Greater than 60 individuals had been evacuated from a Cancun lodge Friday when a palapa started to burn. Smoke that started to rise from the highest of the lodge’s grass-topped restaurant shortly became flames.
Cancun firemen rushed to the scene together with Civil Safety personnel who reported evacuating 30 lodge friends and 31 staff.
Civil Safety Cancun reported the hearth on the Casa Maya Resort within the Cancun Resort Zone. The hearth started round 1:30 p.m. which result in the fast evacuation of the lodge.
Picture: Protección Civil Cancún Might 26, 2023.
Protección Civil Cancún confirmed “a palapa hearth within the Casa Maya Resort restaurant” and that “61 individuals, 31 staff and 30 guests” had been evacuated. The municipal company additionally reported “no accidents” including that the state of affairs was shortly beneath management.
Cancun firemen and personnel from Civil Safety will revisit the positioning to start an investigation into the reason for the hearth.
