Witnesses say guests at a ski resort hotel in Turkey tried to escape a deadly fire with ropes and sheets hung from windows.

A devastating fire at the Grand Kartal Hotel in Kartalkaya, a ski resort in Turkey's Bolu province, claimed 76 lives and left 51 others hospitalised early Tuesday. View on euronews

A waitress who was in serious condition after jumping out of a burning hotel at a popular ski resort in Turkey has died from her injuries. It makes her the latest victim of tragedy that has shocked the nation and revived concerns over lax safety regulations in the country.