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Deadly Fire In Hotel In Turkey Killed 76 People

ANKARA, Turkey — (Daily Post) - A blaze annihilated a Turkish hotel and killed at least 76 and injured 53 others.

At 03:27 a.m local time, during the School holiday season, the 12-story, wooden-clad Grand Kartal Hotel in Bolu City caught fire as 234 visitors slept.

However the cause of the fire is unknown, Bolu Governor Aydin said initial investigations identified the fire began in the hotel's restaurant area on the fourth floor and spread to almost every part of the hotel. 

The office of the governor further reported that 30 firefighting vehicles and 28 ambulances were dispatched to the scene.

According to Aydin, it took more than an hour for fire brigades to arrive at the scene due to the distance between the hotel in Kartalkaya and the center of Bolu and the cold weather. Emergency services deployed 267 workers to the location. 

Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, and Bilawal Bhutto Zardari all conveyed their deep sorrow at the loss of their precious lives.



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