Tuesday 5 July 2022 04:45 PM Ultra-luxe Greek hotel beloved by celebs evacuated due to fire trends now
A fire has engulfed a luxurious celebrity-haunt hotel in southern Greece, forcing guests including US tourists to flee in the middle of the night.
Amanzoe, a five-star ultra-luxe resort on the Peloponnese peninsula frequented by the likes of Rita Ora and Cristiano Ronaldo, was evacuated late Monday after a wildfire broke out nearby.
Terrifying videos show how guests who had rushed to the beach club for safety were confronted by a wall of flames before being evacuated to safety by boat.
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Guests at an ultra-luxe five-star Greek holiday resort were forced to evacuate overnight after a huge wildfire engulfed nearby forests
Tourists - including at least one American family - fled the hotel on boats via the private beach club, as flames lapped at the water
Laird Landmann, who works for a California-based asset management firm, posted an image looking back on the resort from the ocean as he fled - writing: 'My hotel the Amanzoe is burning down! Seems like everyone got out safe.'
Miltos Kambourides, who part-owns the resort, also posted about the fire on social media - spending a nervous night at the hotel while flames raged nearby.
Footage on his Instagram page shows flames lighting up the night sky just yards from the complex, with firefighters battling to keep them at bay.
A 5am update showed the fight was still underway, before water-carrying planes arrived at daybreak and managed to drive the flames away.
He wrote: 'All under control after a threatening forest fire that lasted the entire night. No one was harmed and the material damage was contained.
'Our staff is taking care of all guests, cleaning up and restoring everything.
'We are grateful to everyone who participated in this fire fight and to all those who are working to preserve Amanzoe's position on the top of the resort world.'
