Fire engulfs six-storey hotel in Istanbul, 12 injured PHOTO / UPDATED

A fire broke out at a six-storey hotel in Istanbul’s Bakırköy district, injuring 12 people, Turkish broadcaster TRT Haber reported.

The blaze started on the first floor of the hotel for an unknown reason and quickly spread to the upper floors, with flames engulfing the building’s facade.

Firefighters evacuated seven people who had been trapped on the upper floors. A total of 12 people were injured in the fire and received initial treatment in ambulances before being taken to hospital.

Firefighters brought the blaze under control and extinguished it completely after about an hour of operations.

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A fire broke out at a hotel in Istanbul’s Bakırköy district on September 5, prompting the evacuation of people from the building, according to Turkish media.

“Firefighters are evacuating people inside the hotel,” Cumhuriyet newspaper reported.

Fire crews were dispatched to the scene and continued efforts to bring the blaze under control.

No information was immediately available on the cause of the fire, the number of people evacuated or any casualties.

By Tamilla Hasanova