A fire that broke out at the Grand Kartal Hotel in the Kartalkaya Ski Resort in Bolu, Turkey, on January 21 left 78 people dead and 133 injured. Adem Altan/AFP/Getty Images Ankara, Turkey AP —

A Turkish court on Friday sentenced the owner of a ski resort hotel and 10 others to life in prison after convicting them of severe negligence in connection with a deadly fire that swept through the property, the state-run Anadolu Agency reported.

The blaze hit the 12-story Grand Kartal Hotel at the Kartalkaya ski resort in the province of Bolu on January 21 during the winter school break, killing 78 people and injuring 133 others. A total of 34 children taking family vacations were among the victims.

The court convicted hotel owner Halit Ergul, along with his wife, two daughters,

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