They got trapped when the stairs collapsed!

The staircase at the entrance of a 4-storey building collapsed as a result of a landslide caused by construction work in Beşiktaş. While no one was injured in the incident, 2 people trapped in the building were rescued by firefighters.

According to DHA, the incident took place around 11:00 in the 4-storey building located on Yanarsu Street in Etiler District.

According to the information obtained, the retaining wall of the building and the stairs at the entrance collapsed due to a landslide that occurred at the construction site on the street. Two people in the building were trapped. Upon the notice of the surrounding people, fire brigade, police, health and search and rescue teams were dispatched to the scene. While no one was injured in the incident, 2 people who were trapped were evacuated by fire crews. The teams started a search and rescue operation as a precaution and found that there was no one under the collapsed section.

"A GREAT SOUND OF DESTRUCTION COMED"

Emre Kunt, who was rescued by the fire brigade, said, "I live in the basement of the building. We were going to leave the building at 10.45. We were on the stairs. There was a huge sound of destruction. We thought the next door apartment had collapsed. We thought so because the place we were in had not collapsed. We got out and found that the front of the door had collapsed. We were trapped in the building. My wife and I were rescued by the fire department. There was no one else in the building. Thank God, the building did not collapse. The damage is being assessed."