Seventy-Six For Burial In Turkey After Hotel Fire

By Micheal Chukwuebuka

TURKEY is preparing to bury its dead after a huge fire killed 76 people at a ski resort hotel.

The tragic incident, Stonix News learnt, sparked outrage amongst families and well-wishers of the victims, as questions grew over safety measures at the luxury establishment.

As the nation observed a day of mourning, dozens of families were preparing to bury their loved ones who died as the blaze ripped through the 12-storey Grand Kartal Hotel.

Alongside the grief there was anger, with many newspapers publishing allegations of negligence at the mountaintop hotel in Kartalkaya.

“It was not the fire but the negligence which was responsible for so many deaths,” said the pro-government Hurriyet newspaper.