Thursday had the Greek fire authorities come out to the hotel Athenaeum Palace in the country's capital, Athens.

35 firefighters were sent to the hotel in 12 vehicles to extinguish the fire, which sent the clear røgsøjler out several windows.

There were evacuated guests and staff from the luxury hotel. It writes the news agency AP.

the Fire had to be partially under control, sounds.

the Authorities had to take brandstiger in use to save the guests and staff from the seven-storey hotel.

"We could smell the smoke, and so we left the hotel. I don't know what happened with the guests, who live further up," says the israeli hotel guest Tzial Cohen to the news agency.

She was among the øjenvidnerne, who could tell how the authorities had to rescue people with brandstiger.

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