Turkey detains nine people over ski resort hotel fire that killed 76

11 people detained by Turkish authorities involved in ski resort hotel fire that killed 79

Authorities in Turkey have detained 11 people they said are involved in the fire that killed 79 people and injured dozens at a ski resort in the Bolu mountains. The fire occurred at the Grand Kartal Hotel in the Kartalkaya ski resort, a 12-storey hotel which had 238 registered guests. The blaze started on the restaurant floor around 3:30 a.m. Several funerals were held on Wednesday for the victims of Tuesday’s blaze, after the fire forced panick…

According to the Turkish Ministry of Justice, 78 people lost their lives in the fire at the Grand Kartal hotel in Kartalkaya on Tuesday. With no alarm or escape route, entire families who were staying in this luxury establishment during the school vacation found themselves in...

Simmering anger as Turkiye buries ski hotel fire victims

KARTALKAYA, Turkiye: Anger was growing in Turkiye on Wednesday as allegations piled up that negligence played a role in the deaths of 79 people who perished when a huge fire swept through a luxury ski resort hotel in northern Turkiye. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd

The accident at the ski resort killed 79 people, and many survivors reported that safety equipment was not working.

Turkiye detains 11 over ski resort hotel fire that killed 79

Turkey has detained 11 people as part of an investigation into a fire that killed 79 people and injured dozens at a ski resort in the Bolu mountains, Justice Minister Yilmaz Tunc said on Wednesday.

Turkish ski resort death toll rises to 79, fire officials among 11 arrested

Witnesses have described standing helplessly by the horror of people screaming for help or jumping out of windows as flames tore through a 12-story hotel at a popular ski resort.