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Scores killed as fire engulfs Turkish ski hotel Scores killed as hotel engulfed by flames in Turkish ski resort
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Deadly fire at Turkey ski resort hotel
At least 66 people have been killed in a fire that engulfed a popular Turkish ski resort hotel, leaving some to jump out of windows.
The fire broke out at the 12-storey Grand Kartal Hotel at 03:27 local time (00:27 GMT) during a busy holiday period when 234 people were staying there.
An initial toll of 10 dead was raised significantly in the hours after the fire by Turkey's interior ministry. At least two people died after trying to jump to safety.
It took 12 hours for the fire to be put out. Four people have been arrested, including the owner, the justice minister says.
The fire is thought to have started in the hotel's restaurant areaThe fire is thought to have started in the hotel's restaurant area
A fire has engulfed a hotel in the Turkish ski resort of Bolu, killing 66 people and injuring at least 51 more, officials have said. "Our pain is great," Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said.
The fire broke out at the 12-storey Grand Kartal Hotel at 03:27 local time (00:27 GMT) during a busy holiday period when 234 people were staying there, he added.
An initial toll of 10 dead was raised significantly in the hours after the fire by Turkey's interior ministry. At least two people died after jumping from the hotel's windows, Turkish reports said.
Footage circulating in Turkey showed linen hanging from windows which was used by those trying to escape the burning building.Footage circulating in Turkey showed linen hanging from windows which was used by those trying to escape the burning building.
Bolu governor Abdulaziz Aydin said initial reports suggested the fire had broken out in the restaurant section of the hotel's fourth floor and spread to the floors above. Ski instructor Necmi Kepcetutan told the BBC he was on the second floor of the hotel when the fire broke out and managed to get out via the ski room. He then helped with relief efforts.
The hotel was investigating whether guests had been trapped in their rooms as the fire spread. Eyewitnesses said the family that owned the hotel had been there at the time of the fire and Mr Kepcetutan said he saw some of the family outside.
The governor told reporters the distance between the hotel, in Kartalkaya, and the centre of Bolu, paired with the freezing weather conditions, meant it took more than an hour for fire engines to arrive. The cause of the fire has not yet been found, but Bolu governor Abdulaziz Aydin said initial reports suggested it had broken out in the restaurant section of the hotel's fourth floor and spread to the floors above.
Rescue efforts continued through the morning, and the interior minister said emergency services had deployed 267 people to respond to the fire. Aydin said the distance between the hotel, in Kartalkaya, and the centre of Bolu, paired with the freezing weather conditions, meant it took more than an hour for fire engines to arrive. Emergency services sent 267 workers to the site.
By mid-morning the local mayor said they were still trying to reach parts of the hotel. The hotel was investigating whether guests, including children, were trapped in their rooms as the fire spread.
Deadly fire at Turkey ski resort hotel The hotel had two fire escapes, according to the interior minister, and one hotel worker said they had managed to rescue 30-35 people.
Justice Minister Yilmaz Tunc said prosecutors had been allocated to investigate the blaze.
The hotel was last inspected in 2024, and the tourism minister said there had been no concerns regarding the hotel's fire safety prior to Tuesday's disaster.
The Bolu mountains are popular with skiers from Istanbul and the capital Ankara and the hotel was operating at high occupancy at the start of two-week school holidays.The Bolu mountains are popular with skiers from Istanbul and the capital Ankara and the hotel was operating at high occupancy at the start of two-week school holidays.
The north-western town is about 170km (105 miles) from Ankara.The north-western town is about 170km (105 miles) from Ankara.
Although the fire was confined to one hotel, the governor told Turkish media that a neighbouring hotel was evacuated as a precaution.Although the fire was confined to one hotel, the governor told Turkish media that a neighbouring hotel was evacuated as a precaution.
Pictures of the scene show bedsheets hanging from windows of the hotel's upper floors Guests evacuated from the hotel were taken to hotels closer to the centre of Bolu.
Ski instructor Necmi Kepcetutan told Turkish TV he had managed to escape because he knew the hotel, while guests who did not know it as well as him were not as fortunate.
"People were shouting at the windows, 'Save us,' because there was intense smoke inside. We pulled 20-25 people out," he told NTV.
The circumstances that led to the fire are not yet clear.
Justice Minister Yilmaz Tunc said prosecutors had been allocated to investigate the blaze.