2 foreign tourists rescued from sixth floor during Da Lat hotel fire

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Firefighters rescued two foreign tourists trapped at a hotel in the Vietnamese hill town of Da Lat on Thursday evening after fire broke out in a sixth-floor room.

The fire started at around 6 p.m. at the seven-story ELC Dalat Hotel on Ba Trieu Street in Xuan Huong-Da Lat Ward, Lam Dong Province, nearly 1 km from Da Lat Market.

Several bangs accompanied the fire. Smoke began pouring out minutes later, and guests staying on the lower floors quickly ran outside.

Dang, a tourist staying at a neighboring property, said there was only light smoke around the hotel at first, but it suddenly billowed out when emergency responders arrived and opened the door to get in.

At that point, two foreigners were standing on a sixth-floor balcony, waving for help.

"About one or two minutes after the fire trucks arrived, the firefighters reached them and brought the two tourists down safely by the stairs," Dang said.

Lam Dong fire police sent six fire trucks, including a specialized ladder truck, and dozens of officers to the scene. Firefighters used the ladder truck to lift personnel up and spray high-pressure water into the room to contain the fire and cool the area.

A representative of the Xuan Huong-Da Lat Ward People's Committee said the fire was largely brought under control after nearly 30 minutes. The hotel was not crowded at the time, so the evacuation ran into few problems.

No one was killed or injured, and authorities are investigating the cause.

Firefighters bring a tourist down to street level at the ELC Dalat Hotel in Da Lat on Nov. 12, 2026. Photo by Hoai Thanh

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