US Edition2 buildings collapse in central Istanbul after gas explosion, search operations underway
Rescue teams recovered eight survivors from the rubble after a suspected natural gas explosion destroyed two buildings in Istanbul's Fatih district, officials said.
- In Istanbul's Fatih district, two buildings collapsed on Sunday after a suspected natural gas explosion, with search and rescue operations ongoing.
- Authorities say a suspected natural gas explosion struck around noon on Ebe Street in the Ayvansaray neighborhood of Fatih district, Istanbul.
- Istanbul Governor Davut Gul said seven recovered were treated in hospitals, while state-run TRT Turkiye reported an eighth was hospitalized and none are in critical condition.
- Rescue operations are still working to find the final person presumed trapped, while firefighters and medical teams continue large-scale searches and survivors are carried from the wreckage.
- The Associated Press reported the collapse and Anadolu photo agency images showed flattened buildings and debris, while The Mirror provided dramatic rescue coverage on Sunday.
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Two buildings have collapsed in connection with a gas explosion in central Istanbul.
Due to an unknown cause, there was a gas explosion in Istanbul. Two houses collapsed, several people buried.
At noon on Sunday, two buildings collapsed in Istanbul, Turkey. A major rescue operation was underway throughout the afternoon to search for survivors.
Two adjacent buildings collapsed in the Fatih district of Istanbul after an explosion believed to have been caused by natural gas. Nine people were trapped under the rubble, seven of whom have been rescued, one has been located and one is missing. Several teams from the Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Authority, firefighters and rescue workers were dispatched to the scene.
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