66 d:ead in horror blaze at popular hotel

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Turkey is in mourning after a huge fire broke out a popular ski resort hotel, killing 66 people and injuring dozens more.

The fire broke out at around 3.30 am in the restaurant of the 12-storey four-star Grand Kartal hotel in the resort of Kartalkaya in Bolu.

Two of the victims died after jumping from the building in a panic, Gov. Abdulaziz Aydin told the state-run Anadolu Agency. Private NTV television said some people tried to climb down from their rooms using sheets and blankets.

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