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Olympic Skier Berkin Usta Dead At 24 After Tragic Hotel Fire

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Olympic skier Berkin Usta was tragically killed on Thursday after a fire erupted at a ski resort hotel in Turkey.

He was only 24.

The fatal incident occurred at the Kervansaray Hotel in Uludag, Bursa, when flames engulfed the structure in the early morning, destroying the ski resort.

Berkin Usta sub getty swipe
Berkin Usta sub getty swipe
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Videos circulating on social media captured the intense blaze.

Two people, later identified as Usta and his 57-year-old dad, died in the fire. Twelve more were injured.

Usta and his pops were staying on the fifth floor of the hotel .