Death toll in Prague hotel fire increases to 3

January 21, 2018 05:53 AM

Officials say the death toll in a hotel fire in downtown Prague has increased to three after one of those injured died in a hospital.

Two people died after the blaze broke out in the Eurostars David hotel Saturday evening while nine others were hospitalized with injuries.

Police say the first two victims were a man from Germany born in 1996 and a woman from South Korea born in 1997. Those injured include people the Netherlands, Turkey and France.

No details were immediately known about the third victim.

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The hotel is located near the Vltava river in the Prague 2 district, which is in walking distance to the city's historical center.