A Guest Died in a Resort Fire. The Thatched Roof Was the Accelerant Everyone Already Knew About.
A fire tore through Viva Wyndham Dominicus Beach on Friday, killing an Italian tourist and evacuating 1,690 guests. The cause is under investigation, but the construction material that let it spread isn't a mystery... it's the same palm thatch that's burned at Caribbean resorts three times in two years.