Work has been completed on the debris of the partially collapsed building in Maltepe

Work has been completed on the debris of a 7-storey building in Maltepe, where 5 people lost their lives as a result of the collapse of the first three floors.

Selami Küçükoğlu

Photo: Murat Şengül / AA

Excavation work has been completed in the rubble of the 7-storey building, the first three floors of which collapsed in the morning hours of the previous day in Cevizli District East Street.

Following investigations at the scene within the scope of the investigation carried out by the Istanbul Anatolian Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, Maltepe Municipality teams brought iron barriers to the excavation site.

After the work machines were removed from the area, the police teams completely closed the area around the collapsed building with barriers, and closed the area to traffic by putting a safety strip in some places.

What happened?

A collapse occurred on the first three floors of the 7-storey building on East Street in Cevizli District, and fire brigade, AFAD, UMKE, police and medical teams were dispatched to the scene.

While those trapped in the upper floors of the building that did not collapse were evacuated, a search and rescue operation was launched for 14 people under the rubble.

While 9 people were rescued from the rubble alive, a total of 5 people died, 1 in the hospital and 4 at the scene.

As part of the investigation launched into the incident, the architect of the building and the construction site manager were arrested. It was learned that the owner of the building, D.B., passed away in 2016.

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