ISTANBUL, Turkey.— This Sunday, a natural gas explosion in it Fatih districtin the center of Istanbulwhich caused the death of a person and the collapse of two buildings.
Search and rescue personnel pulled 10 injured people from the rubble, one in critical condition, according to a statement from the Istanbul government.
#LIVE Istanbul Governor Davut Gül makes a statement about the collapsed buildings https://t.co/KIYx1Ot1ou
— 24 TV (@yirmidorttv) March 22, 2026
The governor of Istanbul, Davut Gulvisited the site of the explosion, which occurred at noon, and visited the injured in a local hospital.
One of the properties was one story and the other two.
Rescuers work after the collapse of two buildings in Istanbul
Istanbul Governor Davut Gül visited the injured people who were pulled from the rubble of two collapsed buildings in Fatih at the hospital.
Governor Gül received information from doctors about the health status of the injured.https://t.co/f5nOw8UgiU pic.twitter.com/msNMSrtjiv
— milliyet.com.tr (@milliyet) March 22, 2026
A natural gas explosion occurred in the Fatih district of central Istanbul, causing two buildings to collapse on Sunday.
Search and rescue personnel were immediately sent to the site of the explosion, which occurred at noon, and determined that nine people were trapped under the rubble.
❗️Two buildings collapsed #Istanbulcausing several injuries.
According to TRT, rescuers managed to extract five people from the rubble. According to initial reports, the collapse was caused by a gas explosion. pic.twitter.com/JCtfcyfqM2
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The governor of Istanbul, Davut Gul, reported that they had rescued seven people, who are already receiving medical attention in nearby hospitals. State news channel TRT said an eighth person was also rescued and taken to hospital. Rescue efforts continue to find the last person.
TRT reported that none of the survivors are in critical condition. One of the properties was one story and the other two.
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