35 kilo of meat saved from burnt dorm
Among so many disasters and bloody attacks, one piece of good news has emerged. Thirty-five kilograms of meat has been saved. Yes, I will answer the fair and appropriate questions you have, such as "What 35 kilos of meat? What meat? What do you mean?"
But before that, let's go back to Nov. 29, 2016. On that date, a fire broke out at a student dormitory run by a religious brotherhood in the southern province Adana's Aladağ district; 11 children and one caretaker tragically died.
If you remember, we started discussing the venue of the fire, which became the effective replacement to the state dormitory after it closed. Some civil servants in the town told local people to register their children at that particular dormitory. You will certainly remember how our bigwigs visited the place and said whatever was needed would be done and that those responsible would be punished…
You know, the dormitory where there were no fire extinguishers and where the fire exit doors were locked.
You will remember that the children and their supervisors had never conducted a fire drill.
The burnt bodies of nine girls were put in one ambulance and sent to the morgue. DNA tests had to be done to identify the bodies. Some of the bodies of the little ones were found hugging each other.
We also heard through reporters who followed up on the incident that after the disaster, some families were warned or threatened by various means to not file complaints.
The head of the Union of Turkish Bar Associations, Metin Feyzioğlu, after inspecting the site, filed 11 questions, some of which included: "These dormitories have to be inspected by the district governor's office and the Education Ministry at least twice a year; didn't they see...
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