Hotel fire kills 1, 1,700 evacuated

A large fire at the Viva Wyndham Dominicus Beach Hotel in Bayahibe, Dominican Republic, killed one person and forced the evacuation of nearly 1,700 tourists on Friday, June 19, 2026. Local authorities confirmed the casualty and the scale of the evacuation. The fire broke out in the south-eastern resort town, popular with international visitors. The cause of the blaze is under investigation.