After a seemingly perfect start to the season, with temperatures well below the freezing point, Quebec City's ice hotel was hit by one of its fiercest opponents: fire.
A small blaze broke out in one of the hotel's 45 guest rooms early Tuesday morning, forcing the evacuation of the structure, made completely out of ice, at the Village Vacances Valcartier winter park.
"When I received the phone call they had to repeat twice that there was a fire in the ice hotel," said manager Jacques Desbois.
— CBC News
The fire was quickly extinguished and nobody was injured, however hotel operations had to be halted for a few days to remove smoke damage throughout the structure and buff up the snow and ice walls.
CBC News reports that this was the first fire incident in the 17-season history of the Quebec City Hôtel de Glace.
All images via Hôtel de Glace on Facebook
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One would certainly not expect for a fire to break out in an ice hotel. (O.o) It's understandable that the caller reporting the incident to the manager had to repeat themselves. Fortunately nobody was hurt and the damage was not extensive. No doubt the Hôtel de Glace is still a destination on the “Places to Visit” bucket list for many travelers.
Filed under D for delicious irony, right next to "Obese man starves to death" and "Woman disabled by malfunctioning wheelchair lift."
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