Witnesses describe chaos and panic at Turkish ski resort as fire ripped through hotel where 76 died
Witnesses have described standing helplessly and paralyzed 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
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Turkish authorities arrest nine over ski resort hotel fire that killed 76
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What led to the Turkey hotel fire disaster that killed 76 people?
Some survivors did not hear a fire alarm and there are claims of failures in the hotel's fire safety.BBC News - 4h -
Dozens killed in fire at ski resort in Turkey
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At Least 76 Are Killed in Fire at Ski Resort in Turkey
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Dozens dead as people jump from windows to escape fire at Turkish ski resort hotel
Witnesses say people used bed sheets or jumped to try to get out of the 12-storey Grand Kartal hotel after fire broke out early in the morning. Seventy-six people died and 51 others were injured ...The Guardian - 10h -
Dozens killed as fire engulfs Turkish ski hotel
More than 50 have been injured in the blaze, which broke out at the Grand Kartal Hotel.BBC News - 19h -
Hotel fire at ski resort kills at least 66
Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said Tuesday that the death toll from a pre-dawn fire at a hotel in the Kartalkaya ski resort has risen to 66.ABC News - 22h -
Fire at Turkish ski resort kills least 66 people, injures dozens more
Witnesses say guests at a ski resort hotel in Turkey tried to escape a fire that killed at least 10 people with ropes and sheets hung from windows.CBS News - 1d -
66 people killed in hotel fire at Turkish ski resort
A fire broke out at a hotel at a ski resort in northwestern Turkey, 66 people and injuring 51 others, officials said.NBC News - 1d -
Fire in a hotel at a ski resort in Turkey kills at least 10 people, injures 32
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Dozens injured in chairlift accident at Spanish ski resort
At least 30 people have been injured, including nine in "very serious" condition, according to emergency services and local media.CBS News - 4d -
Chairlift accident leaves dozens injured at Spanish ski resort in the Pyrenees
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Ski lift accident leaves 30 injured at Spanish resort in the Pyrenees
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California wildfire survivor describes harrowing escape from Palisades Fire
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Richard Cohen, Meredith Vieira's journalist husband, dies at 76 after living with MS for 50 years
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Skiers at Park City resort frustrated as ski patrol strike drags on
Minnesota resident Peter Nystrom saved for months to take his family on an unforgettable trip to the largest ski resort in America.NBC News - Jan. 7 -
Meredith Vieira's husband Richard Cohen dies at 76
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Richard Cohen, journalist and Meredith Vieira's husband, dies at 76
Richard Cohen, an accomplished journalist and husband of former TODAY anchor Meredith Vieira, died on Christmas Eve at 76. Cohen lived with multiple sclerosis for more that 50 years, and survived ...NBC News - Jan. 7 -
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Vail stock struggles as strike leads to long lines at Park City Mountain ski resort
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Welsh Lib Dem Baroness Randerson dies aged 76
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‘Titan’ of Welsh politics Jenny Randerson dies aged 76
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Park City Ski Patrol Strike Against Vail Resorts Continues
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579 animals killed after fire rips through Northwest Dallas shopping center
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