At least 66 people died and 51 were injured in a fire at the Grand Kartal Hotel, a crowded ski resort in northwestern Turkey's Bolu province. The fire started in the hotel's restaurant and quickly spread, with delayed firefighting efforts and a failed fire detection system exacerbating the tragedy. An investigation is underway.
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