Death Toll Rises To Eight After Building Collapse In Central Anatolia

KONYA - The death toll rose to eight after a building collapsed in the central Anatolian province of Konya early on Friday.
A building, used as a girl student dormitory in Konya's Taskent town, collapsed around 5 a.m., killing eight, local authorities said.
Earlier, the death toll was announced as five.
Local authorities said that the three-storey building collapsed after an explosion which was believed to be caused by a LPG canister.
Eight dead bodies were pulled under the rubble, whereas more than 20 students were pulled alive but they suffered several injuries.
Ten of the injured were hospitalized in Konya, and others were sent to hospitals in several towns of this central Anatolian province.
Efforts are under way to rescue other students who were trapped under the debris, local authorities also said but they didn't give exact number of students staying in the dormitory.
They said there might be at least 35 up to 50 students in the dormitory.
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