Quake: 'Many' fled Hotel Roma say owners (2)

(ANSA) - Amatrice, August 25 - "Many" guests managed to get out of Amatrice's historic Hotel Roma when an earthquake hit Wednesday and "there certainly aren't 70 dead", a member of the family that owns the hotel told ANSA Thursday. "The only one who can really explain what happened is the owner's son but he's in intensive care in L'Aquila," the family member said. Deputy Mayor Gianluca Carloni said most guests got out before the quake struck. The 6.2-magnitude tremor killed more than 250 people, over 200 in Amatrice alone.