UPDATE 3 - 7-story building collapses in Turkey's Istanbul

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By Ali Cevahir Akturk, Zeynep Rakipoglu and Aynur Ekiz

ISTANBUL/ANKARA (AA) - A seven-story building in Istanbul’s Kartal district collapsed Wednesday, with residents believed trapped under rubble.

Zeki Dag, the local administrator of the neighborhood, said 15 residents are thought to be under the rubble. A textile shop under the building was empty at the time of the collapse.

Dag said the building had 14 apartments with 27-30 residents when it collapsed.

A team of 86 rescue workers and 26 fire trucks have reached the Orhantepe neighborhood, the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality said.

Prosecutors have begun an investigation into the incident and an Istanbul court issued a broadcasting ban, the country’s top broadcasting authority, Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTUK), said in a statement.