8 Detained After Nightclub Fire in Turkey Kills Dozens

A daytime fire at a massive nightclub in central Istanbul left 29 people dead on Tuesday—a tragedy that’s led Turkish authorities to detain eight people, Reuters reported.

Among the detained are the nightclub’s management and the person responsible for the renovations, state media reported Tuesday. Al Jazeera reported that arrest warrants for five people were issued.

The fire broke out at the Masquerade nightclub in Beşiktaş, a neighborhood in the European half of the Turkish capital. The club takes up two floors underground, below a residential building that has 16 stories.

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