Fire causes evacuation of Greek Balikli hospital in Istanbul
[EPA]
Patients and staff had to be evacuated after a fire broke out at the Baliki Rum Hospital in Istanbul’s Zeytinburnu district on Thursday.
Emergency crews were called to the scene to contain the fire, whose cause is under investigation.
Images showed the fire burning through the roof of the historic building which was established in the 18th century and continues its service run by the city’s Greek community.
