Hotel fire in Istanbul's Bakırköy injures 12, firefighters rescue seven
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- A fire broke out on the first floor of a six-story hotel in Bakırköy's Cevizlik neighborhood for an unknown reason.
- Twelve people suffered injuries and received initial treatment before hospitals took them away.
- Firefighters rescued seven people trapped inside, while police opened an investigation.
A fire broke out at about 6:30 a.m. on the first floor of a six-story hotel on Muhasebeci Sokak in Cevizlik, Bakırköy, Istanbul. The cause was not immediately known.
The flames quickly spread and reached the upper floors. Emergency medical, police and firefighting teams were dispatched to the scene.
Medical crews treated 12 injured people before transferring them to nearby hospitals. Firefighters also rescued seven people trapped inside the hotel. Police secured the area and began an investigation into the fire.
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Originally published by Cumhuriyet in Turkish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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