Türkiye Updates Death Toll In Hotel Fire
Date
1/21/2025 10:07:45 AM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 21. The number of
deaths in a fire at a hotel in the ski resort of Kartalkaya in
Türkiye's Bolu province has reached 66 people, while the number of
wounded is 51, Minister of Internal Affairs of Türkiye Ali
Yerlikaya said, Trend reports.
“Unfortunately, 66 people were lost and 51 injured in a fire
that broke out this morning in a hotel in Kartalkaya. The fire has
already been extinguished; cooling works are continuing. As a
result of searches in the rooms, 66 bodies have been found so far,”
he said.
The fire started on the fourth floor of the 11-story building at
night around 03:30 local time. Thirty fire engines and 28
ambulances rushed to the scene.
Although Bolu Governor Abdulaziz Aydin stated that the cause of
the fire is not yet known, he speculated that the fire started on
the floor where the restaurant was located. At the time of the
fire, 234 guests were in the hotel.
The investigation of the fire has been launched.
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