At least 66 dead,over 50 injured in Turkish hotel fire

At least 66 people dead and 51 injured as a fire at the Grand Kartal Hotel in the northwestern Turkish ski resort in Kartalkaya, Bolu Province,according to reports.

The fire broke out at 3:27 a.m. local time (0027 GMT) in the 12-story hotel, which was hosting more than 230 guests during a busy holiday period.

"Firefighting teams had to approach from the sides and front of the building due to the terrain," reports said.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has vowed that those responsible for the fire would be held accountable.

Initial investigations suggest the fire started in the fourth-floor restaurant area before spreading upwards, according to reports.

Kartalkaya is a popular ski resort in the Koroglu mountains, some 300 kilometers east of Istanbul.

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