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Turkey Ski Resort Fire Kills At Least 76, Injures 51: Investigation Underway

A fire at a ski resort hotel in Turkey’s Bolu mountains killed at least 76 people on January 20, 2025. Panicked guests were forced to jump out of windows in the middle of the night. Turkey’s interior minister said at least 51 others were injured in the disaster, which struck during a school semester break when hotels in the region were packed with guests.

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Deadly ski resort fire in Turkey | Photo: IHA via AP

Firefighters work to extinguish a fire in a hotel at a ski resort of Kartalkaya in Bolu province, in northwest Turkey.

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Turkish ski resort hotel fire | Photo: Enes Ozkan/IHA via AP

Firefighters work to extinguish a fire in a hotel at a ski resort of Kartalkaya, located in Bolu province, in northwest Turkey.

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Turkish ski resort hotel fire | Photo: AP/Francisco Seco

Firefighters work on the aftermath of a fire that broke out at a hotel in the ski resort of Kartalkaya, located in Bolu province, northwest Turkey.

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Fire at the Kartalkaya resort in Bolu | Photo: AP/Francisco Seco

Firefighters and emergency teams work after a fire that broke out at a hotel in the ski resort of Kartalkaya, located in Bolu province, northwest Turkey.

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Fire in Turkey's Kartalkaya area | Photo: Mert Gokhan Koc/DIA Photo via AP

Firefighters work at the scene after a fire broke out at a hotel in the ski resort of Kartalkaya, located in Bolu province, northwest Turkey.

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Fire at the Grand Kartal Hotel in Kartalkaya | Photo: AP/Francisco Seco

Tightened bed sheets hang from a window of a hotel where a fire broke out at the Kartalkaya ski resort in Bolu province, northwest Turkey.

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Turkey Fire: Firefighters work at the scene | Photo: Mert Gokhan Koc/dia Photo via AP

Firefighters work at the scene after a fire broke out at a hotel in the ski resort of Kartalkaya, located in the Bolu province, northwest Turkey.

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Turkey Fire: Firefighters work at the scene | Photo: Mert Gokhan Koc/DIA Photo via AP

Firefighters work at the scene after a fire broke out at a hotel in the ski resort of Kartalkaya, located in Bolu province, northwest Turkey.

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Turkey ski resort Fire: Firefighters work at the scene | Photo: AP/Francisco Seco

Firefighters and emergency teams work after a fire that broke out at a hotel in the ski resort of Kartalkaya, located in Bolu province, northwest Turkey.

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Kartalkaya ski resort in Bolu province | Photo: AP/Francisco Seco

An ambulance leaves the scene where a fire broke out at a hotel in the ski resort of Kartalkaya, located in Bolu province, northwest Turkey.

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