Fire at Novotel, full evacuation Wednesday night

Photo: Monaco Life
Photo: Advance/Monaco Life

Around 10:30 pm Wednesday night, guests and workers evacuated the Novotel Monte-Carlo at 16 blvd Princesse Charlotte while fire alarms rang throughout the3-star hotel.

Photo: Monaco Life
Photo: Advance/Monaco Life

People spilled out onto the sidewalk as four fire trucks arrived on the scene. Several firefighters were seen wearings masks and heading down the stairs to extinguish the fire.

Photo: Monaco Life
Photo: Advance/Monaco Life

No injuries were reported, and an investigation will be launched to determine the origin and cause of the fire.

The Avant-Garde Novotel has 200 rooms and 15 meeting rooms.