Four arrested after 66 die in blaze at 12-storey Grand Kartal Hotel in Bolu - Cause of fire under investigation after dozens die at popular ski resort

The fire that claimed 79 lives has sparked public debate over who should be held accountable for the negligence.

ANKARA — As the death toll from an overnight fire at a popular ski resort in northwest Turkey rises to 76, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that the country will observe a day of national mourning on Wednesday.

Outrage over alleged safety failures at a 12-storey hotel in Turkey has escalated into a political clash between the government and the opposition-run local authorities, after a fire killed 79 people and injured more than 50.

Ali Yerlikaya said at least 51 other people were injured in the disaster that struck the Grand Kartal hotel in the resort of Kartalkaya, in Bolu province’s Koroglu mountains, some 300 kilometers (185 miles) east of Istanbul. The fire occurred during the schools' semester break, when hotels in the region are packed.

Turkish authorities are investigating a fire at a 12-story hotel at a popular ski resort in northwestern Turkey that killed 76 people, including children.

Turkey on Thursday revised the death toll in the devastating fire at a ski hotel in the country's north-west to 78 from 79. The Turkish Ministry of Justice corrected the figure to 78 from the 79 announced the previous day,

Officials in Turkey say that a fire has raged through a 12-story hotel at a popular ski resort in the northwestern part of the country during a school holiday, killing

Turkey has detained nine people as part of an investigation into a fire that killed 76 people and injured dozens at a ski resort in the Bolu mountains, authorities said.

In the aftermath of the incident, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced a day of national mourning to be observed on Wednesday. Rescue teams and local authorities are investigating the cause of the fire,

A fire at the Grand Kartal Hotel in Turkey’s Bolu mountains killed 66 people and injured 51. The fire broke out early Tuesday, and many guests panicked, jumping from windows to escape. Emergency responders surrounded the hotel as guests used bed sheets to try to flee.