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Horrifying moment, wedding attendees flee for their lives in screams of terror as a blazing inferno tears through a once opulent venue, ferociously devouring everything in its path.
The dream wedding day quickly turned into a nightmare when the raging fire broke out under the marquee of the popular wedding venue in San Miguel de Allende, Mexicoapparently due to a short circuit.
Guests scream at the wedding as the fire quickly grows into a terrifying wall of fire, engulfing the wedding decorations as it passes through Hacienda Los Arcángeles.
25 people were treated for smoke inhalation and five others, including the DJ, were hospitalized for their injuries following the devastating fire which ravaged the faux greenery and soared several meters high into the sky.
Flames first erupted under the upscale location’s huge marquee around 10:30 p.m. Central Standard Time on Saturday, March 16.
A couple’s dream wedding day quickly turned into a nightmare when a terrifying inferno ravaged their wedding venue in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.
850 participants (pictured – including the newlyweds – could be seen screaming and running for their lives as the fire reached meters high into the sky.
The venue at Hacienda Los Arcángeles (pictured before the fire) describes itself as “one of the most exclusive and popular venues for weddings and events.”
The wedding celebrations were short-lived as the inferno finally tore through the artificial vegetation that decorated the ceiling, leaving flaming debris raining down on the petrified heads of the guests.
Firefighters quickly arrived on site and managed to evacuate 850 people, including the newlyweds.
According to local authorities, it took the Red Cross delegation from San Miguel de Allende less than two hours to bring the flames under control.
However, the rescue team was on site until late in the morning to put out the smoldering debris, local media reported.
The horrific fire may have been caused by a short circuit, according to reports.
Mauricio Trejo, mayor of San Miguel de Allende, praised emergency services teams for their quick response and for saving the participants.
He said: “I congratulate the two fire services, civil protection and the municipal police for carrying out the evacuation and saving lives.”
Among the teams present on site were the Delegation of the Red Cross of San Miguel de Allende, the SMA Red Cross, the Municipal Civil Protection and the Municipal Secretariat of Public Security.
The incident was also attended by the Firefighters, Firefighters and Paramedics Council, SEDENA, Municipal Transportation, SEETS and San Miguel Emergencies, the Yucatán Times reports.
The owner of the venue, which describes itself as “one of the most exclusive and popular venues for weddings and events”, said the property had not suffered significant damage and restoration work was being carried out. already in progress.
Firefighters quickly arrived on site to evacuate those present. Although they extinguished the fire within two hours, they continued to work until the next morning to put out the smoldering debris (photo: firefighters on scene)
Firefighters had the fire under control in less than two hours, but worked into the next morning to extinguish the smoldering debris.
25 guests were treated for smoke inhalation, and five others – including the DJ – were hospitalized for “minor” burns (photo: guests fleeing the venue)