Egypt expresses condolences to Turkey following tragic Kartalkaya hotel fire

Ahram Online , Tuesday 21 Jan 2025

Egypt expressed its deepest condolences and solidarity with Turkey following the devastating fire at a hotel in the Kartalkaya resort in Bolu Province, which resulted in numerous casualties and injuries.

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Search and rescue teams work at the site of a fire that broke out in a hotel in the Kartalkaya Ski Resort in Bolu, northwestern Turkey. AFP

 

In a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Egypt extended heartfelt sympathy to the victims’ families and wished a swift recovery for those injured.

At least 66 people were killed and 51 others injured when a fire tore through a ski resort hotel in northwestern Turkey early Tuesday morning.

The blaze at the hotel in Kartalkaya resort, Bolu Province, forced desperate holidaymakers to leap from windows to escape the flames and smoke.

According to Ali Yerlikaya, Turkey’s interior minister, many of the victims are believed to be children.

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