Two contractors and a construction manager were arrested in the Ankara fire.
A fire broke out on the fourth floor of a 26-story building in the Alacaatlı Neighborhood of Ankara 's Çankaya district on July 13th at around 10:00 PM due to non-standard electrical installations in the building's shaft. The flames quickly spread to the other floors. Upon notification, numerous firefighters, police, healthcare teams, UMKE, and AFAD teams were dispatched to the scene. The arriving teams evacuated the residents. The fire was brought under control after approximately four hours of work by the firefighters. The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office assigned three public prosecutors to the incident. Following the fire extinguishing procedures, an initial investigation conducted by experts consisting of a mechanical engineer, an electrical engineer, and a fire department delegation determined that the cause of the fire was due to the electrical installation. An arrest warrant was issued for the contractors. The contractor, who was captured and detained in Uşak, was brought to Ankara for questioning.
Two Contractors and the Construction Manager Arrested
Based on the expert report, nine suspects, including the building contractors, the building inspection manager, the site manager, and the cooperative manager, were deemed at fault for the fire. Detention warrants were issued for six suspects, and six were apprehended. Following procedures at the police station, contractors B.Ş., KD, and the site manager, İ.K., were referred to the courthouse and subsequently arrested. Judicial control orders were issued for three of the suspects, and efforts to apprehend the three are ongoing.
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