New footage from the Kartalkaya disaster: They were in a rush for cars during the struggle for survival.

New footage from the Kartalkaya disaster: They were in a rush for cars during the struggle for survival.

01.05.2025 20:41

A new footage has emerged showing the moments when the fire disaster occurred in Bolu Kartalkaya, which resulted in the deaths of 78 people and injuries to 51 others. In the footage, it can be seen that instead of warning people upon seeing the flames rising from the restaurant area, hotel staff fled to the closed parking lot and were preoccupied with trying to save their cars from the fire.

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A new video has emerged regarding the moments when the fire disaster at the Grand Kartal Hotel in Bolu Kartalkaya, which resulted in the deaths of 78 people and injuries to 51 others, began.



New footage from the Kartalkaya disaster: They were worried about their cars during the rescue


THEY FORGOT PEOPLE AND WORRIED ABOUT THEIR CARS



According to the footage obtained by NTV, hotel staff who saw the flames rising from the restaurant section ran down at least five floors to escape to the closed parking lot instead of warning people and saved their cars.



New footage from the Kartalkaya disaster: They were worried about their cars during the rescue


IT ACCELERATED THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FIRE



The mentioned footage was described in the expert report prepared regarding the fire, stating that "the staff forced the parking lot main entrance door to open together to take their vehicles out of the closed parking lot instead of trying to help." It was also emphasized that the opened door technically accelerated the development of the fire.



New footage from the Kartalkaya disaster: They were worried about their cars during the rescue


IT ELIMINATED THE POSSIBILITY OF EXTINGUISHING THE FIRE



The report states that "due to the doors on the lobby and parking floor being left open by the staff, oxygen was continuously supplied to the fire area, and thus the possibility of extinguishing the fire was eliminated. The high carbon monoxide levels that emerged in an environment with continuous oxygen rapidly spread to the upper floors of the building through the stairwells, which acted as chimneys due to the airflow created by the opened doors."



New footage from the Kartalkaya disaster: They were worried about their cars during the rescue


WHAT HAPPENED?



In the fire that broke out at the Grand Kartal Hotel in Bolu Kartalkaya on January 21, 78 people lost their lives, and 51 others were injured. In the investigation conducted by the Bolu Chief Public Prosecutor's Office regarding the fire, 41 suspects were detained, including the hotel's owner Halit Ergül, his wife Emine Mürtezaoğlu Ergül, and their daughters Elif Aras and Ceyda Hacıbekiroğlu, the hotel's general manager Emir Aras, Bolu Deputy Mayor Sedat Gülener responsible for the fire department, Provincial Special Administration Secretary Sırrı Köstereli, Provincial Special Administration License and Inspection Director Yeliz Erdoğan, former License and Inspection Director of the Provincial Special Administration and Seben District Special Administration Director Mehmet Özel, and Fire Department Deputy Director Kenan Coşkun. 28 suspects were arrested, and 13 people were released, including 10 under judicial control. In the detention evaluation hearings conducted within the scope of the investigation, the release of 8 suspects was decided.



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