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More than a hundred firefighters try to extinguish this Wednesday a large fire broke out this morning in a luxury hotel in the exclusive Courchevel ski resortin the Alpine region of Savoy, which forced evacuate about 270 clients of the affected establishment and another neighboring one, without causing injuries.
The fire, whose origin is still unknownwas declared on Tuesday night around 7:00 p.m. local time in the penthouse of the five-star hotel Grandes Alpes in Courchevelaccording to the prefecture of Savoy.
The authorities have mobilized firefighters from several surrounding departments, such as Isère and Haute-Savoie, to reinforce the efforts to extinguish the fire.
🚨 Unfortunately, this has been a year marked by wildfires in the mountains
In Courchevel, the luxurious French 🇫🇷 ski resort, the five-star hotel Grandes Alpes caught fire last night
Thankfully, no one was injuredpic.twitter.com/IKo9ktIW1x
— Mambo Italiano (@mamboitaliano__) January 28, 2026
The operation is turning out “very complex and difficult” due to the location, the large amount of wood with which the affected establishments are built and the fact that there are several ultra-luxury hotels that are built next to each other, with their terraces and roofs intertwined, the prefect (government delegate) in Savoy said this Wednesday, Vanina Nicoli, to the France Info station.
It is also difficult to extinguish because the flames spread under the roof, which is covered with “more than 50 centimeters of snow, sometimes a meter”, added the sub-prefect of Savoy, Bruno Charlot, to local radio ICI.
“The fire continues, it is still intense. Currently we have approximately 145 firefighters at the scene, deploying vehicles, hoses and other equipment that allows them to intervene in a very difficult environment, since the smoke is dense,” said Nicoli, confirming that there are only four firefighters with minor injuries due to smoke inhalation or a sprain.
Courchevel, which has a small airport for private jets, is considered one of the most luxurious resorts in the worldhighly sought after by a wealthy international clientele, and is located in the heart of the Alps.
It is part of the so-called Three Valleysthe largest ski area in the world, and includes six towns, including the emblematic Courchevel resort, with its luxury boutiques, gourmet restaurants and twenty 4 and 5 star luxury hotels.