ISTANBUL, January 22. /TASS/. The death toll from the fire in the Grand Kartal Hotel in Turkey’s Kartalkaya ski resort in the mountainous Bolu Province has climbed to 79, the local prosecutors’ office announced in a statement on Wednesday.
"Following DNA tests, the number of deaths caused by the fire increased to 79," the statement reads.
Earlier in the day, the Turkish Health Ministry reported that 51 people had sustained injuries in the fire and that 39 of these had already been discharged from hospitals.
A fire broke out at a hotel in Turkey’s Kartalkaya ski resort in the early hours of January 21. Previous reports put the death toll at 76.
The hotel was housing 238 people at the time of the tragic accident. Turkey declared January 22 as a national day of mourning in the country.