Istanbul prison fire leaves 20 inmates, 1 guard hospitalized

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish media reports say 20 inmates and a prison warden were hospitalized for smoke inhalation after a fire broke out at a prison in Istanbul. The cause of the fire in Umraniye prison on the Asian side of the city wasn’t immediately known. Video footage from the private DHA news agency showed at least two ambulances and a prison transport vehicle enter the gates of the prison compound, as gray smoke was seen billowing from behind a building. Turkey’s justice minister said later Friday that the fire was extinguished and none of those hospitalized were in serious condition.