15 killed in Tuesday nightclub fire 

At least fifteen people were killed and eight others were injured in a fire at a nightclub in central Istanbul during daytime repair work on Tuesday.

The fire, of unknown cause, broke out in a building on Gündoğdu Street in Gayrettepe Yıldız Posta Avenue.

Upon notification, fire, medical and police teams were dispatched to the scene. Police took precautions in the surrounding area.

Firefighters intervened with 31 vehicles and 86 personnel in the fire.

The injured were transferred to hospitals in the region.

An investigation into the incident was launched, the city’s governor’s office said in a statement.