Turkey has arrested 15 people as part of an investigation into a fire that killed 78 people and injured dozens at a ski resort in the Bolu mountains earlier this week, state media reported on Sunday.

Turkish authorities have arrested 19 people as part of an investigation into a fire at a ski resort hotel that killed 78 people

Turkey’s interior minister says a fire that broke out at a hotel at a popular ski resort has killed at least 66 people.

Four arrested after 66 die in blaze at 12-storey Grand Kartal Hotel in Bolu - Cause of fire under investigation after dozens die at popular ski resort

ANKARA — As the death toll from an overnight fire at a popular ski resort in northwest Turkey rises to 76, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that the country will observe a day of national mourning on Wednesday.

Cause of fire at the Grand Kartal hotel in Kartalkaya under investigation after dozens die at popular ski resort

Other experts who spoke to the media explained that, given the death toll, the likelihood of the hotel having properly functioning warning, detection and extinguishing system was slim.

Outrage over alleged safety failures at a 12-storey hotel in Turkey has escalated into a political clash between the government and the opposition-run local authorities, after a fire killed 79 people and injured more than 50.

Turkish authorities are investigating a fire at a 12-story hotel at a popular ski resort in northwestern Turkey that killed 76 people, including children.

A fire at a ski resort hotel in Turkey's Bolu mountains killed at least 76 people and injured 51 others on Tuesday, forcing panicked guests to jump out of windows in the middle of the night.

The fire that claimed 79 lives has sparked public debate over who should be held accountable for the negligence.