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The lower three floors of a seven-storey apartment building in Maltepe's Cevizli neighborhood collapsed on Dogu Street for reasons that remain unclear, according to initial reports.

Firefighters, AFAD, UMKE medical teams, police and emergency health crews were dispatched to the scene after the incident was reported.

People trapped on the upper floors, which were not affected by the collapse, were evacuated by teams at the site, while search and rescue operations got under way in the rubble.

Key Takeaways

• The bottom three floors of a seven-storey building in Maltepe collapsed for an unknown cause.
• Firefighters, AFAD, UMKE, police and health teams were sent to the scene.
• Residents stranded on the undamaged upper floors were evacuated and search and rescue work began in the debris.