The fire broke out in front of 850 people at the Hacienda Los Arcángeles, which describes itself as 'one of the most exclusive and popular venues for weddings and events'.
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next Wedding guests fled for their lives as flames tore through an ‘exclusive’ venue, leaving five people hospitalised. Video footage shows people grabbing their drinks and running as flames poured down and burning debris fell from the ceiling. The blaze spread rapidly, jumping to tablecloths and fake plants.
A fire tore through the venue’s decorations, leaving flaming debris to fall on the guests below The fire erupted at ‘one of the most exclusive and popular venues for weddings and events’, as the Hacienda Los Arcángeles describes itself. The cause of the blaze is uncertain but officials say it may have been sparked by a short fuse. It took firefighters less than two hours to put out the flames that reached several metres high.