Death toll from building fire in Türkiye reaches 29 - UPDATED

The number of people who died as a result of a fire in a 16-storey building in the Sisli district of Istanbul province in Türkiye has reached 29, Report informs, with reference to Haber Global.

17:34

The number of people who died as a result of a fire in a 16-storey building in the Sisli district of Istanbul province in Türkiye has reached 27, Report informs, with reference to Haber Global.

The number of people who died as a result of a fire in a 16-storey building in the Sisli district of Istanbul province in Türkiye has reached 25, Report informs, with reference to Haber Global.

According to the information, 3 of the injured are in serious condition.

16:40

The number of people who died as a result of a fire in a 16-storey building in the Sisli district of Istanbul province in Türkiye has reached 12, Report informs, with reference to TRT Haber.

According to information, 11 people were injured, 7 of them seriously.

The Istanbul Governorate has started an investigation into the incident.

It was noted that a fire broke out during the repair work at the club located in the building.

15:37

A fire broke out in a 13-storey building in the Sisli district of Türkiye.

Report informs, with reference to the Turkish press, that the incident took place on Posta Street.

According to preliminary information, 2 people died and 2 people were injured as a result of the fire.

Firefighters were deployed to the scene. At the moment, work is underway to extinguish the fire.

The cause of the incident is still unknown.