Authorities in Türkiye have detained 11 people as part of an investigation into a fire that broke out at a ski resort hotel in northern Bolu province as the death toll rose to 79, officials said Wednesday.

Yerlikaya noted that search-and-rescue operations at the fire site had been completed. He also expressed condolences to the families of the victims and to the people of Türkiye. The minister stated that the bodies of 52 victims had been identified by their families.

Pakistan has expressed grief over the devastating fire at a hotel in the Kartalkaya ski resort in Bolu, Türkiye, this morning. The Foreign Office, in a statement today, said the unfortunate accident has resulted in sixty-six fatalities and 51 injured.

ISTANBUL: A fire engulfed a hotel at a ski resort in northwestern Türkiye on Tuesday (Jan 21), killing 10 people and injuring 32 others, the interior minister said. Witnesses said desperate guests had tried to escape using ropes,

Turkey has detained nine people, including the owner of the hotel, in connection with a deadly fire that claimed the lives of 76 people and injured dozens at a ski resort in western Turkey, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said early Wednesday.

A fire that erupted in ski resort in Turkey's Bolu mountains killed at least 66 people, the cause of the fire is under investigation.

Tuesday's fire at the Grand Kartal Hotel in Kartalkaya left at least 79 people dead and 51 injured, happening during a particularly busy season.