1 killed, 3 injured in hotel fire in NW Turkey

27/3/2025 16:16

One person was killed and three others injured when a fire broke out at a ski resort hotel in northwestern Turkey on Thursday, local authorities said.



The tragedy occurred in the Uludag ski resort in Bursa province, Bursa Mayor Mustafa Bozbey said in a live broadcast on NTV.



Preliminary reports indicated that four people were inside the hotel during the fire. One of them was killed, and three others, reportedly a ski instructor, his wife and their son, were affected by the thick smoke and later taken to hospital in an unconscious state, said the mayor.



The hotel had been closed and previously evacuated due to the expiration of its accommodation certificate, which had not been renewed.



The fire has been brought under control, and an investigation has been launched, according to NTV.



This incident followed a major hotel fire in January at Kartalkaya ski resort in Bolu province, which killed 78 people and injured over 50. Since then, authorities have intensified inspections of hotels nationwide.