Devastating fire in Istanbul – eleven people dead. Twelve other people were injured, seven of them seriously.

The fire broke out in the basement of a 16-story residential building, the office of Istanbul Governor Davut Gül said on Tuesday (April 2) Initially there was talk of ten dead and 13 injured. As Bild reported, the fire is said to have broken out in a nightclub. (kas/afp) More soon.. As of: April 2, 2024, 2:52 p.m