A sad coincidence... Sad toll in Maltepe: The number of deaths increased to 5

The first 3 floors of the 7-storey Kardeşler Apartment in Maltepe, ISTANBUL, collapsed the other day. Those on the upper floors were rescued by the work of the teams. During the work carried out in the wreckage, the dead bodies of 5 people were found, and 10 people, including 3 children, were rescued with injuries.

In the statement made by the governorship regarding the incident, it was said: "Our citizens named Gülce Dora Turhan (5), Ahmet Muhammed İnan (22), Mesut Bilece (40), Hüseyin Özkurt (66), Zeynep İnan (20) lost their lives."

MOVED 11 MONTHS AGO

It was revealed that Mesut Bilece, who lost his life, lived and that they moved to the demolished building in Cevizli District because their house there was undergoing urban transformation. Mesut Bilece's brother-in-law Cahit Meygil, who came to the Forensic Medicine Institute, said, "My brother-in-law, Mesut, normally lived in Gülsuyu. About 11 months ago, their house there went into urban transformation. Since that house was in urban transformation, they moved to the flat in this demolished building for a rent of 40 thousand TL. They had 3 children going to school. If the contractor to whom they gave their house in that urban transformation had finished the building, they would now be in their own house. Since then, the men have not hit a nail yet." he said.

Bilece's wife and 3 children continue to be treated in the hospital.

DEMOLITION DECISION WAS MADE TWICE

Within the scope of the judicial investigation carried out by the ANATOLIA Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, the architect of the building, H.B., was taken into custody. and site manager M.O. They were arrested by the court they were brought to. On the other hand, concrete and iron samples were taken from the debris within the scope of the technical investigations initiated to determine the cause of the collapse of the building. During the investigation at the scene, the presence of seashells in the concrete blocks attracted attention. As a result of laboratory analysis of the samples taken, the quality of the material used in the building and its compliance with the standards will be determined.

On the other hand, a preliminary expert report was prepared regarding the collapse incident in which 5 people lost their lives. In the preliminary report, it was stated that the productions contrary to the license subject to the construction holiday minutes dated 16 June 1989 and 18 April 1990 existed on the date of the migration. It was reported that due to the contradictions, with the decisions taken on 14 August 1989 and 11 June 1990, it was decided to demolish the 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th floors, which were constructed later without permission, but the decisions were not implemented.

ONE MORE LIFE WAS SAVED FROM THE WRECKAGE

During the ongoing debris removal efforts following the collapse in MALTEPE, a cat was pulled alive from among the concrete pieces. Those moments were recorded with a mobile phone camera. - Mert ORDU / DHA