💨 Abstract

A fire at a 12-storey hotel in Turkey killed 79 people and injured over 50, with survivors reporting lack of safety measures such as alarms, sprinkler systems, and visible fire escapes. The tragedy has sparked calls for accountability and reform. The hotel's owners withdrew a fire safety permit application after failing to meet eight out of nine required criteria, instead getting a substitute report from a private auditing company.

Courtesy: theprint.in