Ankara, Jan 22: A hotel fire at a popular ski resort in north-west Turkey on Tuesday has killed at least 66 people, Turkey’s interior minister said.Ali Yerlikaya said at least 51 other people had been injured.
“We are in deep pain. We have unfortunately lost 66 lives in the fire that broke out at this hotel,” Yerlikaya told reporters after inspecting the site.
The health minister, Kemal Memişoğlu, said at least one of the injured was in serious condition.
The fire broke out at about 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 is under investigation.