Large fire sweeps through Istanbul 42-storey building
A large fire has swept through a 42-storey building in the centre of the Turkish city of Istanbul.
Firefighters - backed by helicopters - eventually managed to contain the blaze at the Polat Tower, the cause of which is being investigated.
Officials said no-one was injured in the building which houses shops, apartments and offices.
Local television footage captured the building engulfed by flames, and later, firefighters dousing the charred building.
17 Jul 2012
- From the section Europe