Apartment building collapses in central Turkiye, killing 1 woman

Rescuers pulled the body of a 23-year-old woman from under a collapsed apartment building in central Turkiye on Saturday, state-run media said, as efforts continued to find a final person, believed to be her husband.

Three others were retrieved from the wreckage and being treated in a hospital,



Anadolu Agency reported.

The collapse comes amid renewed focus on building safety following the deaths of 78 people in a fire on Tuesday that ripped through a 12-story hotel at a ski resort in northwestern Turkiye. Investigators are examining whether proper fire prevention measures were in place.