A preliminary reported drafted by a leading engineering union in Turkey has pointed to the country’s tourism ministry as being responsible for inspecting the fire safety measures at a ski resort hotel in northwestern Turkey that was the scene of a deadly fire last week, the Anka news agency reported.
The fire, which erupted in the early morning hours of January 21 at the Grand Kartal Hotel, a 12-story ski resort in Kartalkaya popular with vacationers during Turkey’s midterm school holiday, claimed the lives of 78 people and injured 51 others. Among the victims were 36 minors.
The tragedy sent shockwaves across the country, with videos circulating on social media of people desperately screaming for help or jumping from windows.
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