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83 people were evacuated after a fire broke out in a 5-star hotel after the authorities called on them to “stay away from the area”. More than 60 firefighters and 42 vehicles attended the fire that spread to the roof of the Courchevel ski resort in Savoie on Tuesday evening, according to news outlet Le Dauphiné Libéré.

Fire crews said there was a risk of the fire spreading to nearby buildings. The fire broke out at the Grandes Alpes Hotel just before 7pm and management confirmed that everyone in the building had been located and given alternative accommodation. The cause of the fire is not yet known.

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The official added: “Please avoid the area and facilitate passage for emergency vehicles.”

“There are no casualties at the moment,” Lieutenant Colonel Emmanuel Viaud of the Savoie District Fire and Rescue Service (SDIS) told AFP.

He said firefighters had difficulty containing the fire because the thick layer of snow on the roof prevented them from “finding smoke holes.” He added: “It is difficult to contain any potential spread.”