Desastres · Incendio en un hotel de DingbocheUn incendio destruye un alojamiento en la ruta al Everest mientras los excursionistas se refugian de la nieveEscrito 30 de octubre de 2026 a las 8:54 UTCVerTranscripción0:07Fire destroyed Good Luck Hotel while trekkers sheltered inside from heavy snow.0:10The lodge served people heading toward Everest Base Camp, and bad weather had0:14already stopped some trekkers from moving uphill or downhill.0:17No casualties have been reported so far.0:19What started the fire remains unresolved as trekkers wait for the weather to clear.0:23Good luck Hotel stood in Dingbosh in Nepal's Solakumbu district at an elevation of0:28four four hundred and ten meters.0:29Fire engulfed the lodge on Friday, October thirty, two thousand and twenty six while0:34snow was already keeping trekkers in the settlement.0:37The hotel belonged to Kolbahadra Tamang and was one of Dingbachi's oldest trekking0:41lodges.0:41It gave trekkers somewhere to stay and acclimatize, allowing time to adjust to the0:45altitude before continuing toward Everest Base Camp.0:48Its destruction removes that shelter during a spell of restricted travel.0:51Snow had been falling since Thursday evening, October20,9.0:55More than two feet had reportedly accumulated around Dingbosh, and further snowfall1:00was forecast through Saturday, October30,1.1:03The weather had already stranded trekkers before the hotel burned.1:09Trekking guide Arjun Gurung placed the start of the fire in the kitchen at around1:13eleven in the morning Nepal time.1:14He said flames quickly engulfed the building.1:17Gurung knew the lodge from previous trips, but was staying at another hotel with his1:21team when the fire broke out.1:22Nepali guides and trekking staff rushed to help, but the flames had already spread1:26beyond their control.1:27Gurung said several cooking gas cylinders inside the kitchen made the fire extremely1:32difficult to put out.1:33Wood helped the flames travel through the building.1:35Gurung said.1:36The lodge used it extensively, including as insulation against the extreme cold.1:40That construction and the cylinders made the fire harder to contain, even as people1:44nearby tried to help.1:45Neighboring hotels escaped damage.1:47Inside Good Luck Hotel, guests had been taking shelter from the snowfall.1:50Gurung said he had many good memories of staying there, and described watching the1:54familiar lodge burn as painful.1:56Police suspected a cooking gas cylinder explosion, but the early explanations differ2:01over exactly what happened in the kitchen, and the presence of cylinders alone2:04doesn't settle how the fire began.2:06A cylinder exploding during cooking and a cylinder overturning are different2:10explanations.2:11Both have been suggested, alongside police suspicion of an explosion.2:15Investigators haven't confirmed which mechanism, if any, started the blaze.2:19Cool Bahadur Tamang lost the building, and cash may also have burned inside.2:23Residents and businesses in this remote settlement often keep money on their2:26premises because there are no nearby banks.2:29A large cash loss is feared, but nobody has confirmed an amount.2:32The destruction of the hotel is clear.2:34The owner's total financial loss still hasn't been calculated, including how much2:38money may have been inside.2:40The fire leaves Dingbosh with one fewer lodge while snow is already limiting2:43movement.2:44Nobody has said where good luck hotel's guests were accommodated afterward, or2:48whether everyone has been accounted for.Leer el artículoCronología de la historiaHeyDex
