Firefighters work to extinguish a fire in a hotel at a ski resort of Kartalkaya in Bolu province, in (Image: AP)
Turkey is in mourning after a huge fire broke out a popular ski resort hotel, killing 66 people and injuring dozens more.
The fire broke out at around 3.30 am in the restaurant of the 12-storey four-star Grand Kartal hotel in the resort of Kartalkaya in Bolu.
Turkey’s Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said 66 people had been killed and at least 51 other people were injured in the disaster.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
Two of the victims died after jumping from the building in a panic, Gov. 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.
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Turkey’s Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said: “We are in deep pain. We have unfortunately lost 66 lives in the fire that broke out at this hotel.”
The fire broke out at around 3.30 am (local time) in the restaurant of the 12-story Grand Kartal hotel in the resort of Kartalkaya in Bolu province, officials and reports said.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
What is the death toll?
The fire has killed 66 people and injured at least 51.
Govenor Abdulaziz Aydin said two people died after jumping out a window in an attempt to escape.
One of the injured is said to be in critical condition.
Where is the incident happening?
The fire broke out at the 12-storey Grand Kartal hotel in the resort of Kartalkaya in Bolu, a city in northern Turkey.
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