Fire at an Istanbul nightclub during renovations leaves 15 dead and several badly hurt
A fire has broken out at an Istanbul nightclub during renovations and 15 people are dead
By AP News
Published - Apr 02, 2024, 09:23 AM ET
Last Updated - Apr 02, 2024, 10:31 AM EDT
ISTANBUL (AP) — A fire at an Istanbul nightclub during renovations on Tuesday left 15 people dead and several badly hurt, officials and reports said.
At least eight people were injured, seven of them hospitalized in serious condition, the state-run Anadolu Agency reported.
The nightclub, which was closed for the renovations, was on the ground floor of a 16-story residential building in the Besiktas district on the European side of the city bisected by the Bosphorus.
The fire was brought under control.
