Three people have been rescued from the rubble after a partial collapse of a seven-storey building in Istanbul's Maltepe district. According to NTV, the work of rescuers at the site of the collapse continues, and residents are being evacuated.
A 14-year-old teenager is among those rescued. All the injured were taken to the hospital, their condition is satisfactory. In total, 33 residents are registered in the house, according to municipal services. It is currently unknown how many people were in the house at the time of the collapse.
The Prosecutor General's Office of the Anatolian part of Istanbul has launched an investigation into the circumstances of the incident.
The collapse occurred at about 05:40 local time (coincides with Moscow time) in the Cevizli quarter of Maltepe district. Three floors collapsed on one side of the seven-storey building. A textile workshop and commercial shops are located on the lower floors of the house. They were closed at that time.
There is no information about the exact number of people under the rubble yet. Numerous rescue and medical teams are working on the site, and residents trapped on the upper floors and from the rest of the building are being evacuated. tass.ru.
