Nine detained for questioning after fire at ski resort in northwest Turkey kills at least 76 people

Nine people detained as part of an investigation Turkey is conducting after a fire broke out at a popular ski resort killing at least 76 people.

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00:00At least 76 people were killed after a fire erupted at a ski resort in the northwestern

00:07Turkish province of Bolu.

00:09More than 50 others were also injured in the blaze.

00:13Authorities say one victim was critically wounded while 17 others only suffered minor

00:17injuries and have already been discharged from hospitals.

00:22Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan offered his condolences to those who lost their loved

00:26ones and declared a day of national mourning.

00:47Nine people have so far been detained for questioning as Turkish officials launch a

00:51probe into the fires.

00:53The owner of the Grand Kartal Hotel, where the tragic incident occurred, was among those

00:58detained.

01:00Survivors and witnesses say the fire alarms did not go off and those who escaped only

01:05managed to do so upon smelling smoke and fire.

01:08Ankara says it will hold everyone responsible for this incident to account.

01:31Authorities have so far identified 45 of those killed and returned their bodies to their

01:35families.

01:37More work is continuing to be carried out to identify the remaining victims.