Turkey: Fire at dormitory for girls kills 12, injures 22
A Turkish governor and state-run media say a fire at a student dormitory for girls in the southern town of Aladag has killed 12 people and wounded 22 others.
Adana Gov. Mahmut Demirtas was quoted by Turkey’s state-run news agency on Tuesday night as giving the death toll and saying the wounded were taken to a hospital. The Anadolu Agency also reported that the fire took place in a middle school dormitory for girls.
The cause of the fire is unknown.
Turkish television showed flames rising from a multiple-story building in the town and firefighters deployed at the scene.
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