An 8 storey building collapsed in Istanbul on Wednesday, killed at least two and wounded many others. Rescue workers succeed to pull out 7 injured ones so far and have been working to save the others who were trapped under the debris.
It was not immediately clear how many people were stuck in the rubble.
There were 14 apartments with 43 people had lived in the building which had a ground level floor and seven higher floors, Istanbul Governor Ali Yerlikaya said.
“Top three floors were illegal,” he added.
The building in Istanbul’s Kartal district slumped down approximately at 4 p.m local time, but what caused to disaster is still unknown.
“Rescuers had made contact with four others still inside the wreckage.Racing against time, the teams are working, making great sacrifices,” said Binali Yildirim, ruling government’s Istanbul mayoral candidate and current parliament speaker, while he was visiting the crash site.
Istanbul chief prosecutor’s office said it launched an investigation into the collapse of the 27-year-old building. Yildirim said neighbouring buildings had been evacuated in case they were also damaged.
Security camera footage aired on Turkish channels shows some school kids running away from the site as the building was falling down and a dust cloud covered around.
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