At Least 76 People Killed in Hotel Fire at Ski Resort in Turkey

At Least 76 People Killed in Hotel Fire at Ski Resort in Turkey
Firefighters work to extinguish a fire in a hotel at a ski resort of Kartalkaya in Bolu Province, in northwest Turkey, on Jan. 21, 2025. IHA via AP
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ANKARA, Turkey—A fire raged through a 12-story hotel at a popular ski resort in northwestern Turkey early Tuesday during a school holiday, killing at least 76 people—at least two of them when they jumped from the building to escape the flames, officials said.

At least 51 people also were injured in the fire at the Grand Kartal hotel in Kartalkaya, in Bolu province’s Koroglu mountains, some 185 miles east of Istanbul, said Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya. The fire occurred near the start of a two-week winter break for schools, when hotels in the region are packed.