Dozens dead after the fire in a nightclub in Istanbul – Watch video

The death toll from the fire that broke out after an explosion in the basement of a 16-story building used as a nightclub in the Gayretepe district of Istanbul has reached 27. The fire broke out just before 1pm, following an explosion during renovation work at the Masquerade nightclub. The victims were workers who were working at the time and were trapped inside the store. The mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglou, was on the spot, and he said that no application for a building or renovation permit had been submitted by the company. “It's two floors down, so it's not visible. There was no complaint. There was an illegal intervention,” he stressed. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan contacted Interior Minister Ali Gerlikaya and was informed of the incident. Justice Minister Yilmaz Tunds announced that three prosecutors have taken over the preliminary investigation into the incident and five people have already been arrested. Istanbul prefect Davut Gul stated that the nightclub had […]
Source: News Beast

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