Ankara: At least five people were feared trapped inside debris after a four-storey building collapsed in the city of Konya in central Turkey on Friday. A search and rescue operation is currently ongoing at the spot.

State-run media says rescuers have pulled the bodies of a 23-year-old woman and a man believed to be her husband from under a collapsed apartment building in central Turkey.

TEHRAN, Jan. 25 (MNA) – A 4-storey apartment collapsed in the central province of Konya on Jan. 24 around 8 p.m. local time. The rescue teams rescued three people alive from under the rubble, while two people were found dead. Four people were detained regarding the collapse, the Konya Chief Public Prosecutor's Office announced.

The collapse comes amid renewed focus on building safety following the deaths of 78 people in a fire that ripped through a 12-storey hotel.

An apartment building collapsed in central Turkey, claiming the life of a young woman stuck in the building.As per Associated Press, rescuers at the scene discovered the body of a 23-year-old woman while trying to reach two people stuck under

Rescuers were battling to reach two people trapped under a collapsed apartment building in central Turkey on Saturday, officials said, with three others already rescued. No deaths were reported.

The high death toll at the time was due in part to building safety regulations being ignored. In 2004, a 12-storey apartment building collapsed in Konya, claiming the lives of 92 people and injuring 30 others. Structural flaws and negligence were blamed for the collapse.