Authorities in Türkiye have detained 11 people as part of an investigation into a fire that broke out at a ski resort hotel in northern Bolu province as the death toll rose to 79, officials said Wednesday.

Yerlikaya noted that search-and-rescue operations at the fire site had been completed. He also expressed condolences to the families of the victims and to the people of Türkiye. The minister stated that the bodies of 52 victims had been identified by their families.

Türkiye has detained 11 people as part of an investigation into a fire that killed 79 people and injured dozens at a ski resort in the Bolu mountains, Justice Minister Yilmaz Tunc said on Wednesday. A deputy mayor of the northwestern Bolu province,

Dozens of people were killed after a fire ripped through a ski resort hotel in northwestern Turkey on Tuesday, forcing desperate holidaymakers to leap from windows to escape from the flames and smoke.

A tragic fire occurred at the Kartalkaya ski resort in the northwestern part of Turkey. The death toll has risen to 76 people, including entire families and many children. A national day of mourning has been declared in the country.