US EditionDetentions in deadly Turkish ski resort fire rise to 14
- The number of suspects detained in connection with the deadly hotel fire has risen to 14, according to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
- The fire at the Grand Kartal Hotel resulted in 78 fatalities, including 36 children, as reported by local media.
- The blaze reportedly began in the restaurant section and spread quickly, highlighting safety violations at the hotel.
- President Erdogan pledged to hold accountable those responsible for the tragedy, stating that negligence and greed will not go unpunished.
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The owner, management and 12 other people were arrested – Erdogan stressed that the judiciary is working to punish those responsible
78 people die when a fire breaks out in a hotel in the Bolu mountain region of Turkey. Following the disaster, the property's fire safety measures came under criticism. Police are now arresting more than a dozen people who could be responsible for the accident.
The Straits Times
Turkey arrests 15 over deadly fire at ski resort, state media says
ANKARA - Turkey has arrested 15 people as part of an investigation into a fire that killed 78 people and injured dozens at a ski resort in the Bolu mountains earlier this week, state media reported on Sunday.
As part of the investigation into the fire at the Grand Kartal Hotel in the Kartalkaya ski resort, 15 people have been arrested so far, Turkish media reported today.
Fourteen people were arrested, eight of whom were referred to the prosecutor's office on Friday to be indicted in the criminal investigation into the fire at a mountain hotel, which killed 78 people in Turkey The agency
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