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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Turkey hotel fire: questions mount over safety measures at resort after 76 die

Survivors say they did not hear any alarms when fire broke out, as harrowing accounts emerge of attempts to escape. Turkish authorities are facing mounting questions over safety measures at a hotel ...
The Guardian - 58m
9 detained over Turkey ski resort fire, at least 76 dead

Nine people have been detained in connection with the fire that broke out at a ski resort in Turkey on Tuesday, killing at least 76 people and injuring dozens more. BBC News reporter Esra Yalcinalp ...
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Turkish authorities arrest nine over ski resort hotel fire that killed 76

Turkey has detained nine people as part of an investigation into a fire that killed 76 people and injured dozens at a ski resort in the Bolu mountains, authorities said.
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At Least 76 Are Killed in Fire at Ski Resort in Turkey

The pre-dawn blaze broke out at a popular resort during a school break. Some survivors spoke of terrifying escapes.
The New York Times - 22h
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 ...
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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.
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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 - 1d
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.
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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.
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