22.01.2025 18:40
New footage continues to emerge regarding the fire disaster that claimed the lives of 76 people at the ski resort in Bolu. The latest images show a man helplessly waiting amidst the flames, captured on camera.
Turkey experienced one of its most painful days yesterday. Many mothers and fathers who wanted to give their children a report card gift had gone on a happy holiday with their families. The fire that started at 03:21 yesterday morning turned into a disaster. Many families, from small children to parents, from grandchildren to daughters-in-law, were lost. Turkey lost 76 lives in the fire that broke out at the hotel in Kartalkaya. With the loss of 76 lives, the Kartalkaya fire burned the hearts of all of Turkey.
THE EMERGING FOOTAGE BROKE HEARTS
As a result of the disaster, 11 people were taken into custody, and painful images related to the deceased continue to emerge. Recently, a footage showed the helplessness of a holidaymaker trapped among the flames. The desperate wait of a man waiting for help among those who climbed out of the windows and tried to escape by tying sheets together to hang out of the window has gone down in history as one of the most heartbreaking images of the fire.
SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATIONS COMPLETED
Meanwhile, the fire that started at the hotel in Kartalkaya at 03:27 yesterday morning was responded to with a large-scale intervention by fire crews, the Provincial Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD), the National Medical Rescue Team (UMKE), the Gendarmerie Search and Rescue (JAK), and non-governmental organizations as soon as the first report came in. Search and rescue and cooling operations were completed 36 hours after the fire report was received. Following the identification of valuable belongings inside the hotel by JAK teams, work was initiated.