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Turkish authorities arrest 4 more over fire that killed schoolgirls

By REUTERS

DECEMBER 4, 2016 14:46

ISTANBUL - Turkish authorities arrested four people on Sunday in connection with a fire at a dormitory in the southern Adana province that killed 11 schoolgirls and one other person, state media reported.

The four, who were arrested pending trial, included the manager of the dormitory and the head of an affiliated foundation, Anadolu Agency reported, citing a judiciary source.

Reuters was not immediately able to reach anyone for comment at the local court.

The fire in the town of Aladag on Tuesday swept through the two-storey dormitory, causing the roof to collapse. Twenty-four people, many of them schoolgirls, were injured.

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