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Balcony collapses at abandoned building in Kocaeli; nearby building evacuated
A balcony collapsed at an abandoned building in Darıca, in Turkey’s Kocaeli province.
The four-storey building had been empty for about six months.
The cause of the collapse is not known.
No one was injured, but two people in a nearby building were evacuated as a precaution.
Firefighters, police and municipal officers went to the area, and the street was closed to traffic.
After an inspection, the municipality said it would demolish the building because it posed a risk.
A balcony on the third floor of an abandoned four-storey building collapsed in Darıca, Kocaeli.
No one was injured.
Two people living in a nearby building were evacuated as a precaution.
The building had been emptied about six months earlier.
Municipal teams said the building posing a risk would be demolished.
- Who
- Two people in a nearby building were evacuated; no one was injured.
- What
- A balcony on an abandoned building collapsed, and a nearby building was evacuated as a precaution.
- When
- The collapse was reported on October 15, 2026.
- Where
- Manolya Street in Osmangazi neighbourhood, Darıca district, Kocaeli, Türkiye.
- Why
- The balcony collapsed for a reason that was not yet known. The nearby evacuation was a precaution.
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The four-storey abandoned building was emptied.
The balcony on the building’s third floor collapsed.
Firefighters, police and municipal police were sent to the area, and two people in a nearby building were evacuated.
Teams said the building posing a risk would be demolished, and the street was closed to traffic for safety.
- Building
- Abandoned, four storeys
- Collapsed balcony
- Third floor
- Location
- Manolya Street, Osmangazi neighbourhood, Darıca, Kocaeli
- Nearby evacuation
- Two people
- Injuries
- None