The cause of the fire was not immediately known. Local media suggested that the wooden cladding on the hotel's exterior may have accelerated the spread of the fire.
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00:00Several people have died and dozens more have been hospitalized after a fire broke out at a ski resort in Turkey's Bolu province.
00:11The blaze started on the restaurant floor of the 12-story resort before it quickly spread throughout the building.
00:19The cause of the fire is under investigation, but local media suggested that the wooden cladding on the exterior of the hotel may have accelerated the spread of the fire.
00:29They added that the hotel is on the side of a cliff, hampering efforts to combat the flames.
00:35Two of the victims died after jumping from the building in a panic, according to Bolu's governor.
00:42The fire occurred during the school semester break when many skiers from Istanbul and Ankara head to the Bolu mountains.
00:50Other hotels at the resort were evacuated as a precaution and guests were placed in hotels around Bolu.
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