Turkey ski resort fire latest: 66 killed in blaze at 12-storey Grand Kartal Hotel in Bolu
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A fire at a popular ski resort hotel in Turkey has killed at least 66 people, Turkey‘s interior minister said. Ali Yerlikaya said at least 51 other people were injured in the disaster. “We are in deep pain. We have unfortunately lost 66 lives in the fire that broke out at this hotel,” Mr Yerlikaya told reporters after inspecting the site.
Health minister Kemal Memisoglu said at least one of the injured was in a serious condition. The fire broke out at around 3.30am in the restaurant of the 12-storey Grand Kartal hotel in the resort of Kartalkaya in Bolu province, officials and reports said. The cause of the fire was under investigation.
Two of the victims died after jumping from the building in a panic, Governor Abdulaziz Aydin told the state-run Anadolu Agency. Private NTV television said some people tried to climb down from their rooms using sheets and blankets. There were 234 guests staying at the hotel, Aydin said.
