Wind of panic at the Lux Hotel in Belle-Mare around 11:40 this Saturday, July 2. A fire broke out in the thatched roof of the reception. The flames quickly spread to the whole establishment. As soon as the alarm was given, the hotel employees evacuated the residents to the hotel beach. In the meantime, firemen arrived at the scene of the disaster and tried to fight the devastating flames. But 80% of this establishment was destroyed, says a source. The three hundred and eighty tourists who were staying there were transferred to the Hotel Ambre and Salt de Palmar.
The wind that blew on Belle-Mare has quickly promoted the spread of flames throughout the hotel. It was in the thatched roof above the hotel reception that the fire started. The management evacuated all the residents to the beach. The Belle-Mare police station, which was alerted, quickly dispatched a team of police officers to the scene. They were joined by their colleagues from the Divisional Supporting Unit, the Emergency Response Service and the Criminal Investigation Division.
In the meantime, the Flacq Fire Department was requested to send a team of firefighters to the scene. Due to the intensity of the flames, these firemen were joined by their colleagues from the Piton and Coromandel fire stations. The Assistant Commissioner of Police, Mardaymootoo Rassen, in charge of operations and the Assistant Commissioner of Police, Premanand Purmarssur were on site to supervise the operations.
While the firefighters were still at work, elements of the Special Supporting Unit (SSU) were called in to secure the scene. At this time, the circumstances of this fire are unknown. Forensic technicians are waiting for the fire to be extinguished and obtain the green light from the firefighters to enter the premises to search for clues.
