A day of mourning is under way in Turkey for the 76 victims of a fire that engulfed a popular ski resort hotel in the country's north-west. The fire broke out at the wooden-clad 12-storey Grand Kartal Hotel in Bolu at 03:27 local time (00:27 GMT) during a busy holiday period when 234 people were staying there. It took 12 hours to put out.

Turkey investigates a fatal fire at the Grand Kartal Hotel in Bolu, which killed 76 people. Eleven individuals have been detained, including local officials and hotel management. The tragedy sparked national mourning,

Witnesses say guests at a ski resort hotel in Turkey tried to escape a deadly fire with ropes and sheets hung from windows.

The evidence suggests both local and national governments failed at their job, but politicians are already blaming each other

Kartalkaya, Turkey — As flames tore through a 12-story hotel at a popular ski resort in northwestern Turkey, friends Esra Karakisa and Halime Cetin stood helpless as the horror unfolded before them, with people leaning out of smoke-filled rooms pleading for help and others making the harrowing decision to jump.

Turkish authorities have made multiple arrests following Tuesday’s deadly fire at a ski resort in the Bolu mountains, Al Jazeera reported.

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,

The fire in the 12-story hotel was reported at 3:27 a.m., and the fire department began to respond at 4:15 a.m., a government official said.

A fire engulfed a hotel at the popular Kartalkaya ski resort in northwestern Turkey early Tuesday, killing 10 people died and injuring 32 others, the interior minister said.The health, interior and culture ministers are expected to visit the site later in the day. fo/hmw/ach