Shocking footage shows a father and son taking shelter from a fire in a residential building on an impossibly narrow ledge above a dizzying drop.
Smoke engulfed the entire block of flats after a fire broke out for reasons unknown in the complex’s car park yesterday evening (3 September).
As the flames intensified, residents made their own way outside.
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Police, firefighters and medical teams were dispatched to the scene in Esenyurt, Istanbul, Turkey, following reports of the blaze.
Firefighters brought the fire under control and extinguished it, as reported by Need To Know.
Due to the heavy smoke, they had to evacuate 42 people who had become trapped inside the 28-storey building.
Of those affected by the smoke, 27 were taken to nearby hospitals by ambulance after receiving initial treatment at the scene.
Footage shows how the pair, along with a third individual who had not previously been visible, were eventually rescued using a ladder on a fire engine.
The pair were eventually rescued using a ladder on a fire engine.
There have been no reports of fatalities, and residents have since returned to their flats.
Police have launched an investigation to determine the cause of the fire, which left two vehicles in the car park completely destroyed.
The fire is currently believed to have started in one vehicle before spreading to the other.
The investigation continues.
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