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Spring Breakers + Mexico + Hotel = Fire

Where: Av Costera Miguel Aleman No 123, Acapulco, Mexico, 39670

March 18, 2008 at 9:05 AM | 1 Comment

We're pretty sure the Best Western Playa Suites in Acapulco, Mexico won't be keen on hosting Spring Breakers again.

Several Spring Breakers from the University of New Hampshire and Penn State were staying at the hotel when it caught fire early Monday morning.

The students had booked the trip through StudentCity.com and several had just arrived only a few hours before the fire broke out.

One senior from Bedford said she and her friends ran down 12 flights of stairs after their suite began to fill with smoke.

They stood outside in their pajamas and watched the smoke climb, unable to collect their belongings until many hours later, said the student, Ashley Herrin, 22.

"I was stranded with no money, no shoes, no passport in Mexico, with nowhere to go. It was just miserable," she said.

The hotel had recently passed a fire inspection but several students said they never heard any smoke or fire alarms. Fortunately, no one was injured and some students were able to enter last night to retrieve their belongings. The hotel hasn't updated their website but we are sure they won't be taking any guests anytime soon.