Fire at Istanbul nightclub during renovations leaves 29 dead, several badly hurt

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At least eight people were injured, seven of them hospitalised in serious condition, the state-run Anadolu Agency reported...

A fire at an Istanbul nightclub during renovations on Tuesday killed at least 29 people, officials and reports said..

Several people, including managers of the club, were detained for questioning.e)..

The Masquerade nightclub, which was closed for renovations, was on the ground and basement floors of a 16-story residential building in the Besiktas district on the European side of the city bisected by the Bosphorus..

Authorities detained five people for questioning, including managers of the club and one person in charge of the renovations, Justice Minister Yilmaz Tunc said..

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