A tragic fire at the Grand Kartal hotel in Turkey's Kartalkaya ski resort claimed at least 76 lives and injured over 50 individuals. The fire erupted in the restaurant area around 3:27 a.m., causing chaos as guests desperately tried to escape, with some jumping from windows. With a significant number of guests present due to school holidays, evacuation efforts were complicated by heavy smoke. Local authorities have launched an investigation into the blaze, which was exacerbated by the hotel's wooden construction, raising critical safety questions about hotel designs in such environments.
The blaze broke out in the restaurant of the 12-story Grand Kartal hotel in the mountain-top resort of Kartalkaya at 3:27 a.m. local time.
Panic ensued as guests attempted to escape; some jumped from the building while others tried to climb down using bedsheets.
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