Fire breaks out in İstanbul's Çırağan Palace
One person was hospitalized after the fire broke out in the hotel on the European shores of the Bosphorus strait. The fire was contained a few hours later.
Photo: AA
A fire has broken out in the hotel section of the Çırağan Palace in Beşiktaş, İstanbul.
The fire broke out on the fourth floor of the five-storey Kempinski Hotel during maintenance works, Anadolu Agency (AA) reported.
About 20 firefighting vehicles from nearby districts were dispatched to the hotel as the smoke covered the Çırağan Street, which was closed to traffic.
One person who was affected by the smoke was hospitalized.
The fire was contained a few hours later.
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