People rescued from balconies after fire tears through another hotel in Turkey

A multi-storey blaze has broken out on a hotel construction site in a popular Turkish resort town, leaving workers trapped inside.

Rescuers worked to reach the builders who were trapped inside the 9-storey building which was engulfed in flames in Antalya.

Men were seen standing on the balconies of the building, covering their mouths with their shirts in a bid to avoid smoke inhalation.

Initial reports have said cranes were utilised to rescue trapped workers from the fire – all of the workers are said to be safe.

Earlier this month, 76 people perished after another Turkish hotel caught fire.

Packed for the school holidays, 234 guests were staying in the 161-room Grand Kartal Otel in Kartalkaya when the fire broke out around 3.27am.

It is believed to have started in the hotel restaurant before quickly spreading through the building’s wooden interior.

Four people, including the business owner, have been arrested, according to Justice Minister Yılmaz Tunç.

‘My wife smelled the burning’, Atakan Yelkovan, a guest staying on the third floor of the hotel, told the IHA news agency. ‘The alarm did not go off.’

He said it took an hour for firefighters to arrive, adding: ‘People on the upper floors were screaming. They hung down sheets … some tried to jump.’

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