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Turkish girls dormitory fire kills 12

Twelve people have been killed when a fire swept through a girls dormitory in the southern Turkish town of Aladag, officials say.

Flames rise from a fire in a school dormitory in Aladag, Turkey
Twelve people have been killed when a fire swept through a girls dormitory in southern Turkey. (AAP) Source: DHA

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A Turkish governor and state-run media say a fire at a student dormitory for girls in the southern town of Aladag has killed 11 students and one officer and wounded 22 others.

Adana Governor Mahmut Demirtas was quoted by Turkey's state-run news agency on Tuesday night as giving the death toll and saying the wounded were taken to a hospital. The Anadolu Agency also reported that the fire took place in a middle school dormitory for girls.

The cause of the fire is unknown. Turkish television showed flames rising from a multiple-storey building in the town and firefighters deployed at the scene.


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