Dad of woman killed in Turkey ski hotel blaze collapses from heart attack outside hospital holding body
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A devastated father whose daughter perished when a hotel at a Turkey ski resort went up in flames suffered a heart attack outside the hospital where her body was being kept. Dilara Ermanoglu, 24, was one of 76 killed when the exclusive £1,000-a-night 12-storey Grand Kartal hotel in Kartalkaya was engulfed in fire in the early hours of yesterday. Dozens of guests were burned alive while others fell to their deaths trying to leap from windows or escape by climbing down knotted sheets as the blaze ripped through the building.
Dilara’s horrified dad Ferman Ermanoglu rushed to the hospital where the victims were taken from the luxury resort hoping his daughter had survived, but collapsed when he learned the truth. Paramedics were able to save him and carried him inside the clinic. He is understood to be recovering.
At least two of the 76 people known to have died had jumped from the building to escape the fire, suffering fatal injuries. Footage shows the fire smoulder at the hotel as rescue services line up outside to tackle the flames. Shocking photos revealing the extent of the blaze show smoke continuing to billow from the hotel hours after it broke out, with glimpses inside showing furniture still smouldering. Images from inside meanwhile reveal its charred interior, with a blackened chandelier the only remaining intact feature.
