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Turkiye Detains Constructor After Building Collapses in Earthquake
BALIKESIR, TURKEY, AUG 11 – Owner and contractor detained on suspicion of negligence after a magnitude 6.1 earthquake caused one death and injured 29 in Balikesir province, officials said.
- Authorities on Monday detained the building’s owner and constructor in Sindirgi after a magnitude 6.1 quake, with Justice Minister Yilmaz Tunc citing suspected negligence.
- Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said poor construction methods and oversight were to blame for the collapse of 16 structures, mostly abandoned village homes, after Sunday’s quake.
- Sindirgi’s residents faced an 81-year-old woman’s death shortly after being pulled from the rubble, as 29 people were injured in the quake.
- By Monday morning, the interior minister announced that all search and rescue operations in Sindirgi had ended, and emergency workers warned residents not to re-enter damaged buildings until inspections are complete.
- Experts warn similar or greater magnitude earthquakes remain a persistent threat in Turkey’s seismic zones, and the Kandilli Observatory urged stricter building codes to prevent future casualties.
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Turkey detains contractor after building collapses in earthquake
Authorities on Monday detained the owner and the constructor of a residential building that collapsed during a magnitude 6.1 earthquake in northwestern Turkey, as part of an investigation into possible negligence, an official said. The quake struck the town of Sindirgi in Balikesir province on Sunday. It claimed the life of one elderly resident who died in the three-story apartment block that crumbled, and injured 29 other people throughout the …
In Turkey, the owner and contractor of the residential building that collapsed on Sunday during the magnitude 6.1 earthquake in northwestern Turkey were detained.
Turkiye detains constructor after building collapses in earthquake
Authorities on Monday detained the owner and the constructor of a residential building that collapsed during a magnitude 6.1 earthquake in northwestern Turkey, as part of an investigation into possible negligence, an official said.
ANKARA, Turkey — The authorities arrested the owner and builder of a residential building that collapsed during a 6.1 magnitude earthquake in north-west Turkey, as part of an investigation into possible negligence, said an official. The earthquake shook the town of Sindirgi in Balikesir province on Sunday. It claimed the lives of an older adult who died in the collapsed three-story apartment block, and injured 29 other people throughout the regi…
The owner of the four-storey building that collapsed in the earthquake in Balıkesir's Sındırgı district was arrested, while its contractor was released with the order not to leave the house.
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