9 suspects detained in Istanbul fire, investigation ongoing
STORY: 9 suspects detained in Istanbul fire, investigation ongoing
SHOOTING TIME: April 2/3, 2024
DATELINE: April 4, 2024
LENGTH: 00:01:52
LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye
CATEGORY: SOCIETY
SHOTLIST:
1. various of the interior of the nightclub damaged by the massive fire
2. various of Ekrem Imamoglu, mayor of Istanbul
STORYLINE:
Turkish police have detained nine suspects in connection with a fire here that killed 29 people, the Istanbul governor's office told Xinhua on Wednesday.
Among the detained individuals are a nightclub's managers and several individuals responsible for renovation works, the office noted. It emphasized that a comprehensive investigation into the incident is currently underway.
The fire erupted on Tuesday during renovation activities at a nightclub in the basement of a 16-story building in the Gayrettepe neighborhood of the Besiktas district on the European side of the city.
Preliminary findings by firefighters suggested that the fire started when fiber materials ignited during
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