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Seven buildings evacuated after collapse in Zonguldak
Seven buildings surrounding the three-story building that collapsed on October 21 in Zonguldak’s Meşrutiyet neighborhood were evacuated as a precaution. The 30 evacuees were placed in guesthouses and with relatives, while detention orders were issued for three suspects in connection with the incident.
Seven buildings surrounding the three-story building that collapsed at 6:15 p.m. on October 21 on Sütliyen Street in the Meşrutiyet neighborhood of Zonguldak’s central district were evacuated as a precaution. The 30 evacuees were placed in various guesthouses across the city and with relatives.
Teams are preventing residents from approaching the area, which has been cordoned off with barriers and safety tape. Rubble removal work will begin after the building’s current condition is assessed and the damage assessment is completed.
Injured person continues treatment
Sixty-eight-year-old Kenan Akçaharman, who was rescued injured from the rubble during the collapse, continues to receive treatment at Zonguldak Atatürk State Hospital. Akçaharman is being treated in the orthopedics department. His condition is good, he has a broken nose and is being kept in the hospital as a precaution.
The body of 74-year-old Türkan Akçaharman Özhan, who lost her life, will be buried after the autopsy.
Detention orders issued for three suspects
The Zonguldak Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office launched an investigation to determine the cause of the collapse and any possible faults and responsibilities. As part of the investigation, an expert examination was conducted, and detention orders were issued for excavator operator T. Ö., employer A. K. and architect F. B., who was considered to have been overseeing the project at the construction site.
The Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office announced that a deputy chief public prosecutor and a public prosecutor had been assigned to the case, and that the investigation was continuing in all aspects.
Developments in the incident
Following the emergency call, AFAD, firefighters, police, medical teams and UMKE personnel were dispatched to the area. The teams rescued Kenan Akçaharman injured from the rubble and determined that Türkan Akçaharman Özhan had lost her life.
Özhan had come from outside the province to care for her siblings. The other sibling living in the house, 72-year-old Kemal Akçaharman, was not at home during the collapse.
A section of the derelict building on the same street also collapsed on October 17 due to rainfall.
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