An overnight fire at a Turkish ski hotel killed at least 10 people and injured 32 others in northwestern Turkey on Tuesday, authorities said, as footage showed crews battling flames and smoke that hit the ski hotel building. 11 floors.
The fire broke out on the floor of the hotel restaurant in Bolu’s Kartalkaya ski resort at around 3:30 a.m. (local time), Bolu governor Abdulaziz Aydin told state broadcaster TRT.
He said there were 234 guests at the Grand Kartal Hotel, which has a large wooden exterior.
The fire occurred at the start of a two-week national school holiday, when from nearby Istanbul and Ankara they head towards the Bolu mountains.
Television footage showed several fire engines surrounding the charred hotel at the base of the ski slopes, with white sheets tied and hanging from an upstairs window.
The death toll rose to 10, with 32 injured in a previous count, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya reported on the X social network, adding that more than 250 rescuers responded to the accident.
Investigators are looking for the cause of the fire, authorities said.
