Witnesses describe helplessness over Turkish ski hotel fire horror

The fire hit the hotel at a ski resort of Kartalkaya, located in Bolu province, in north-west Turkey. Picture: Enes Ozkan/IHA via AP

Witnesses have described their helplessness and horror over people screaming for help and jumping out of windows as flames tore through a 12-storey hotel at a popular Turkish ski resort.

The fire at the Grand Kartal Hotel in Kartalkaya in the north-western Koroglu mountains on Tuesday left at least 76 people dead and 51 injured.