Two individuals had been killed and one other two had been hospitalized after a hearth broke out within the lodging part of the Surp Pırgiç Armenian Catholic Church in Istanbul’s Beyoğlu district Monday evening.
In the assertion made by the Istanbul Governor’s Office, it was introduced that safety, well being and fireplace crews had been instantly despatched to the area after a hearth was reported within the lodging part of the Surp Pırgiç Armenian Catholic Church.
After about 4 hours, the fireplace division models had been capable of extinguish the blaze.
During the work of the fireplace crews that searched the extinguished constructing, the lifeless physique of 1 individual was discovered. Following the arrival of crime scene investigation groups, the search within the lodging space continued and uncovered the lifeless physique of yet another sufferer.
Emphasizing that the fireplace was below management, the assertion learn: “Four people were evacuated in the fire, and two people affected by the smoke were sent to the hospital as a precautionary measure. The work of our on-duty teams at the scene of the fire continues. We offer our best wishes to the church community and the neighborhood residents. An investigation has been started on the subject.”
In a separate assertion to reporters, Beyoğlu District Governor Mustafa Demirelli, who arrived after receiving details about the firefighters’ efforts, shared that fireside at Surp Pırgiç Armenian Catholic Church’s lodging broke out for unknown causes, including, “Our fire brigade started fire extinguishing efforts quickly. As of now, our firefighters are working on cooling.”
The non secular chief of the Armenian Catholic Community of Türkiye, Levon Zekiyan, additionally got here to the area the place the incident occurred.
