Five-storey building in Istanbul tilts to one side with loud bang
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The building in the Gaziosmanpaşa neighborhood tilted toward the street with a loud bang at 3:00 a.m., Doğan News Agency reported. A car parked outside fell into the hole caused by the incident.
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No one was hurt and all residents were evacuated.
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"I had warned officials that there were cracks in the building. I could not sleep and went out out to check the building. After I saw around 3:00 a.m. that the walls of the building were surging, I woke up everyone," resident Türkan Karakaya told the agency, adding that all residents were outside when the building tilted.
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As officials launched an investigation into the incident, locals engaged in a heated debate with an inspector.
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