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February 12, 2016 - ISTANBUL, TURKEY - Two buildings have collapsed in central Istanbul. The structures were reportedly empty, but there were operational shops on the ground floor, prompting fears that people are trapped inside.
The collapsed buildings, one of them five story, are on the Zambak Street, near Istiklal Avenue, a busy shopping area.
Firefighters and medics were dispatched to the scene, with crew beginning the search for people, who might be trapped under the debris.
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| No casualties and nobody trapped in #Istanbul building collapse Twitter: Mark Lowen |
The cause of the collapse is yet to be established.Istanbul Governor Vasip Sahin confirmed that two buildings “unfortunately” collapsed in the city on Friday.
It’s believed that no one was killed or injured in the incident, the governor stressed.
WATCH: 5-story building collapse in Istanbul.
“A building was used as a hotel. It had two customers. According to our information, neither of them were in the building at that time of the collapse,” he said, as cited by Dogan news agency. - RT.
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