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A fire broke out in a prison in Istanbul on Friday (February 4th), leaving at least 11 inmates hospitalized after inhaling smoke, a Turkish broadcaster reported.
The cause of the fire in Umraniye prison, on the Asian side of the city, is not known at the moment.
Prison inmates in Turkey have burned mattresses in the past to protest the conditions.
Several fire trucks were sent to the jail, the Anadolu State Agency reported.
The HaberTurk broadcaster said none of the detainees were in serious condition.
According to the report, prison staff initially tried to put out a fire that broke out in one of the wards, but were forced to call firefighters after it went out of their control.
The prisoners were evacuated to another isolation area, he said.
Relatives and friends of the prisoners gathered at the entrance of the prison for news about their loved ones.
The prison has a capacity for 1,000 inmates, according to its website./ REL
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