The Grand Princess Riviera is located in Playa del Carmen At least three Canadian tourists and two hotel staff have been killed in an explosion at a luxury hotel on Mexico’s Caribbean coast, officials say.
The blast, believed to have been caused by a build-up of natural gas, blew out windows at the 676-room Grand Riviera Princess hotel in Playa del Carmen.
At least 15 people were injured.
Scores of Canadian visitors are staying at the hotel complex, located in an area known as the Maya Riviera, about 90km (55 miles) from Cancun.
One child is reported to be among the dead.
One of the guests, Pete Travers, told the Canadian Press news agency: “It was chaos. There was blood and injuries from flying glass and debris.”
Quintana Roo state prosecutor Francisco Alor said initial investigations were focusing on the possibility that naturally occurring gas from a nearby swamp had built up under the hotel and somehow ignited, the Associated Press reported.
“Under no circumstances are we talking about an attack,” he said.
Mexican army and police have cordoned off the hotel.
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