Identities of those trapped in the collapsed building in Gebze revealed! Buildings were being monitored due to metro construction...
It has been learned that the 5 people believed to be trapped in the 6-story building that collapsed in the Gebze district of Kocaeli are the Bilir family, consisting of a mother, father, and 3 children, and that the family had been residing in the building for approximately 2 years.
İHA
Around 07:00 in the morning, a 6-story building with a pharmacy on the ground floor collapsed for an unknown reason on Issıkgöl Street in the Mevlana neighborhood. Upon notification, numerous search and rescue teams were dispatched to the area. Efforts to rescue the 5 people whom teams believe are under the rubble are ongoing.
It was stated that those trapped under the rubble are Levent Bilir, who had been living in the building for approximately 2 years, his wife Emine Bilir, and the couple's children Nisa, Dilara, and Muhammed Emir. It was learned that the father, Levent Bilir, was a boiler repairman.
NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENT DESCRIBES THE MOMENTS
Hasan Durbaba, one of the neighborhood residents, said in a statement to reporters, "When we got up for morning prayer, we saw our neighboring building collapse with a loud noise. When we ran over, the building had completely tilted to the side. The building is 6 stories high. It has a pharmacy and a mezzanine floor. My friend, his wife, and his 3 children are in the building. Currently, a family of 5 is waiting to be rescued between the 2nd and 3rd floors."
"THEY CHECK EVERY 15 DAYS FOR TILTING OR LEANING"
Durbaba continued his words as follows:
"A metro line passes under our building. Because of the metro, they attached markers to our buildings 2 years ago. They check every 15 days to see if there is any tilting or leaning. It is already visible on the exterior of the buildings; there are markers. It is said that the building was damaged during the Balıkesir earthquake. The owner of the pharmacy and the contractor who built the building were called. There was a rumor that 'there is a crack.' I don't have full information on those, I only hear them as rumors. I live in the building next door. The person in the collapse is my close friend. We last spoke briefly yesterday."