Hotel safety takes centre stage after UK incidents
UK hotel incidents have renewed focus on safety, security and stronger emergency procedures to protect guests and staff.
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At least 40 people died and another 115 people suffered injuries after a fire tore through a bar at a luxury Alpine ski resort in Switzerland shortly after midnight on Thursday…
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The millionaire owner of a historic Minnesota hotel that burned down last year has been accused of setting it ablaze to rip off his insurance company.
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Turkish prosecutors hand 11 people life sentences over ski resort blaze
Thirty-four children were among 78 people killed in the deadly blaze, which occurred during the school holidays.
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From parliament to luxury hotels, Nepal's protest movement targeted the elite
As protesters in Nepal stormed parliament this week forcing the prime minister to quit, luxury hotels and residences were attacked by arsonists amid anger at the lavish lifestyle of the elites in one of the world's poorest countries…
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Fire tears through London luxury hotel on Valentine’s Day
More than 100 people were evacuated as flames ripped through a popular luxury hotel and restaurant in central London on Friday.
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Virgin Hotels launches 'Elevator of Dreams' for aspiring entrepreneurs
Sir Richard Branson and entrepreneur Simon Squibb have unveiled an 'Elevator of Dreams' at Virgin Hotels' London outpost, offering aspiring founders the chance to pitch their ideas to a global audience…
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At least 76 dead in hotel fire at Turkish ski resort
At least 76 people have been killed and a further 51 have been injured after a fire broke out at a hotel at a popular ski resort in Turkey…
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Ten-storey hotel collapse in Argentina leaves one dead and several trapped
A 10-storey hotel collapsed in Argentina, leaving one person dead and seven still trapped in the debris…
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Manager faces jail for deliberately starting fire at rural Scots hotel that saw guests evacuated
Vimal Verma, 42, pleaded guilty to wilful fireraising after he deliberately set a fire at the Killin Hotel, KIllin, Perthshire.
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Frequent hotel fires in South Korea point to lack of sprinklers
Following Thursday’s hotel fire in Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province, which claimed seven lives and injured 12 people, concerns have been raised about the lack of fire safety measures in accommodations here.
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A fire has ripped through a hotel in South Korea, leaving at least seven people dead and a dozen injured as guests desperately tried to escape the inferno.
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Today in history: The Vegas MGM Grand fire killed 87 - Let's remember them
Today in history, in 1980, fire in the 26-floor MGM Grand hotel casino in Las Vegas killed 87 people and injured over 700. Improper ventilation and several safety code violations were blamed for the disaster…
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Tourists sleep in cars, scramble to flee as residents ask them to ‘leave Maui’
MAUI, Hawaii – The Vega family spent the first night of a 10-day vacation in an emergency shelter.
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