An apartment building collapsed in the Turkish city of Istanbul on Sunday, killing one person and injuring eight, authorities said.
TV images showed firefighters shifting rubble by hand from the flattened five-story building in Kucukcekmece, on the city’s European side. Seven people were initially pulled from the debris, including two who were seriously injured, Istanbul Governor Davut Gul said while visiting the scene.
His office later said one more injured person was rescued and a body was recovered.
The governorship said the 36-year-old structure collapsed at 8:40 a.m. (0540 GMT). The cause was not immediately clear but there was no sign of an explosion or seismic activity. Only the top two floors were being used as residences, with the rest of the building being occupied by businesses.
Images from a camera across the street showed passengers waiting to board a public minibus at the time of the collapse narrowly escaped being struck by falling debris.
More than 59,000 people were killed last year when a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck parts of southern Türkiye and neighboring Syria. The disaster highlighted the poor enforcement of building regulations in Türkiye.
