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On October 8, a seven-story building in Istanbul partially collapsed, trapping at least seven people inside, including a 6-year-old child, in the district of Maltepe. The cause was not immediately known and an investigation began. Three lower floors, including shops on the ground floor, crumbled before dawn, while upper floors remained standing but at risk of further collapse. Emergency crews rescued five individuals and were still searching for others; rescuers made contact with a child trapped in the rubble. By October 9, officials reported that five people, including three children, died from the incident, though nine were saved alive from the debris. The building had been constructed in 1987 but upper floors added later without adhering to standards at the time.
Written for “Building Collapse In Istanbul” on 2026-10-09,
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Five dead as bottom of Istanbul building crumbles
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bottom → crumble → building
Five people, including three children, were killed in an Istanbul building collapse that saw the bottom storeys crumble and the top floors remain perched on the rubble, officials said on Oct 9.
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officials → include → Oct
The collapse occurred early on Oct 8 on the Asian side of the sprawling metropolis, the city governor’s office said.
“Search and rescue operations in the area under the rubble... ended after the discovery of the last victim’s body at 6.15am,” the city governor’s office said.
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office → occur → 6.15am
Two girls aged five and 10, a boy of 12 and two other people died in the collapse, while nine people were pulled alive from the rubble.
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people → age → rubble
The collapse saw the bottom three storeys cave in, with the top four storeys perched on top.
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storeys → see → top
“The building was built in 1987,” Nuri Aslan, Istanbul deputy mayor, told reporters.
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Aslan → build → reporters
“The basement, ground floor and first two floors were built in accordance with the norms at the time, but the other floors were added later.
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floors → build → time
Fifty-five people living around the accident site have been evacuated as a precaution.
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people → live → precaution
According to Turkish media, the manager of a shop on the ground floor of the building said she had noticed cracks in the structure since April.
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she → accord → April
Local media estimate that up to 1,200 structures in Istanbul could collapse because of faulty construction or materials.
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structures → estimate → construction
In August an empty building collapsed in the city without causing any casualties.
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building → collapse → casualties
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