Turkey has detained nine people as part of an investigation into a fire that killed 76 people and injured dozens at a ski resort in the Bolu mountains, authorities said. Several funerals were held on Wednesday for families,

At least 66 people were killed and 51 injured as a fire ripped through a ski resort hotel in northwestern Turkey on Tuesday, according to the country’s interior ministry.

The fire in Turkey's popular Grand Kartal ski resort broke out near the start of a two-week winter break for schools. In view of the incident, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced a day of national mourning to be observed on Wednesday.