Fire in Ankara building claims multiple lives

Five people have died and 11 others have been injured in a fire that broke out Friday morning (March 29) at a three-story building in the Altındag district of Ankara, DS reported.

A large number of ambulances, firefighters and National Medical Research Teams (UMKE) were dispatched to the scene of the fire, which started in an abandoned building in the Iskitler Ata Industrial Housing Estate.

The fire has been brought under control and teams are currently conducting cooling-down operations.

The 11 people affected by smoke inhalation are receiving treatment in nearby hospitals.

Reports said that the bottom floor of the building was used by paper collectors, most of which were Afghan nationals, as a warehouse and the top floor was used as a shelter.