Teams were mobilized after cracking sounds were heard in another building located near the one that collapsed in the Gebze district of Kocaeli.
Evacuation procedures for the 6-story building have begun.
Fire department teams were dispatched after cracking sounds were heard from a building on Issıkgöl Street in Gebze.
While the building was being evacuated, teams took extensive security measures in the surrounding area. AFAD teams were sent to the building.
GOVERNOR AKTAŞ: THE BUILDING HAS BEEN EVACUATED
Kocaeli Governor İlhami Aktaş stated in his announcement that the 6-story building, which was at risk of collapse, had been evacuated.
Stating that there was a crack in the building's load-bearing column, Aktaş announced that a total of 21 apartments in 3 buildings had been evacuated.
News Source: İHA