VIDEO: At least one person was killed after a massive fire tore through a resort in the Dominican Republic on Friday.

It occurred at the Wyndham Dominicus Beach hotel in Bayahíbe, located a little more than 40 miles west of Punta Cana in the country’s La Altagracia Province.

According to media reports, the person who perished in the fire was a 46-year-old Italian tourist who allegedly died due to smoke inhalation. At least a dozen other people were injured.

Local authorities said that a total of 1,690 guests had to be evacuated from the beachside resort hotel.

They were all relocated to other area hotels or given other lodging arrangements, the Emergency Operations Center of the Dominican Republic stated.

Wyndham’s other property in Bayahibe was not damaged.

The cause of the fire was not immediately determined.

KTLA-TV CW 5 Los Angeles

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