Deadly Turkey hotel fire sparks safety concerns and political blame game

Deccan Herald

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Turkish authorities are facing mounting questions over safety measures at a hotel in a popular ski resort that was ravaged by a fire, leaving 76 people dead and injuring more than 50 others.
Guardian
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Survivors described chaos as they navigated smoke-filled corridors in darkness.
The Gazette
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Turkish officials early on Thursday revised the number of deaths from Tuesday’s blaze at the 12-story Grand Kartal hotel in Kartalkaya, in northwestern Bolu province, from 79 to 78, including Sevval Sahin.
The Independent
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Anger has grown in Turkey -- which observed a day of mourning on Wednesday -- amid mounting evidence that negligence may have contributed to the high death toll from the fire, which swept through the hotel early on Tuesday.
International Business Times

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