At least 12 people, among them 11 teenage students, were killed when a fire broke out in a dormitory in the Turkish province of Adana last night, as officials said.
The fire broke out in the dormitory of a girls secondary school education in Alantagk city seems to have been caused by a short circuit, he told CNN Turk Omer Celik local official who represents the province in parliament.
Among the dead is a teacher, and at least 22 girls have been injured, according to Celik.
The fire quickly spread to the wooden interior of the dormitory, and officials expressed concern that many of the teenage girls died because they could not open the emergency exit was locked and to go on the higher floors of the building.
"We lost 12 of our citizens from fire. Eleven of them were students and one teacher. Twenty-two people were injured, "said Mahmoud Demirtas Governor of Adana on NTV.
"According to preliminary information, the fire broke out due to short circuit," he added, and noted that some of the injured girls have inhaled smoke and other wounded while trying to escape the flames.
According to Demirtas, the fire broke out at 19:25 (local time, 18:25 GMT) and was brought under control about three hours later.
As the Dogan agency reported, the dead girls are under 14 years old. The agency added that the fire broke out on the ground floor, but quickly spread as the third floor was wooden. As shown in the images broadcast television networks since burned the wooden floor, the roof collapsed Kiri.
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