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Fire in front of UASD engulfs apartments and businesses

From Diario Libre · () Spanish

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  • A fire destroyed apartments and businesses at the Dr. Luis Franco building in Santo Domingo early Friday.
  • Dozens of families fled, with some residents escaping in only the clothes they were wearing.
  • Residents initially mistook the noise and movement for an earthquake before realizing the building was burning.

The fire erupted around 1:25 a.m. at the Dr. Luis Franco building on Correa y Cidrón Avenue, at the corner of Amín Abel Hasbún, directly across from the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo.

Dozens of families had to abandon their homes as flames spread through apartments and commercial premises. Several businesses were destroyed, and some residents managed to get out with nothing but the clothes they were wearing.

The force of the emergency initially confused some people inside the building. The noise and shaking led residents to think an earthquake had struck. They soon realized the building was on fire and began rushing outside to safety.

“All of us ran out,” resident María Gabriela Camero said. She was trying to help her neighbors during the emergency.

All of us ran out.

· María Gabriela CameroA resident described the hurried evacuation during the fire.
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Originally published by Diario Libre in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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