Fire rips through Istanbul skyscraper

A huge fire broke out in an Istanbul skyscraper on 17th July.

Firefighters, with the help of helicopters managed to contain the blaze in the 42-storey Polat Tower and amazingly there were no casualties reported.  The building was equipped with a fully working fire extinguishing system which helped to contain the situation.

Extensive external damage was caused to the building.

Mustafa Sarigul, the mayor of the district of Sisli said: “The building’s fire-extinguishing system automatically activated. Otherwise we could have faced a huge disaster.”

Adnan Polat, who owns the tower block said: “Our biggest reward is there was no loss of life. This building has an early warning system and this incident showed the importance of it to everyone.”

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These systems can either suppress a fire until the fire brigade arrives, or can completely extinguish the fire.  The different types of system vary as some areas may have electronic equipment in that could be damaged if a water based system was used for example.

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