Hotel fire in Turkiye ski resort kills at least 10 | News

Authorities say a fire broke out overnight in a hotel restaurant at a ski resort in Bolu province.

A fire at a hotel in a ski resort in northwestern Turkey has killed at least 10 people, authorities said.

The fire broke out overnight in the restaurant of the hotel in the seaside resort of Kartalkaya, in Bolu province, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said. Thirty-two other people were hospitalized with injuries, he added.

“Two hundred and sixty-seven personnel from various public institutions and organizations responded to the fire and the response continues,” he wrote on X.

Speaking to Turkish media outlet TRT, Bolu Governor Abdulaziz Aydin said the fire broke out on the fourth floor of the 11-story hotel around 3:30 a.m. (0030 GMT). A few hours later, firefighters were still working to put it out.

Authorities will investigate the cause of the fire, he added, noting that it broke out on the restaurant’s floor.

Two of the victims died after jumping from the building in panic, Aydin told the official Anadolu news agency. There were 234 guests staying at the hotel, he said.

Television images showed the roof and upper floors of the hotel on fire.

Kartalkaya is one of Turkey’s main winter tourist destinations, attracting thousands of visitors during the ski season. The station is approximately 295 kilometers (183 miles) east of Istanbul.