The retaining wall collapsed, and he was saved by 30 seconds.

The retaining wall collapsed, and he was saved by 30 seconds.

22.02.2025 00:30

In the Ortahisar district of Trabzon, two vehicles were damaged due to the collapse of a retaining wall. Footage captured by security cameras shows that a car driver narrowly escaped being buried under the soil by just 30 seconds.

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At around 14:26, the retaining wall next to the building collapsed in the Adel Apartment located on İlkadım Street in the İnönü neighborhood of Ortahisar district in Trabzon.



The retaining wall collapsed, saved by 30 seconds


TWO CARS WERE TRAPPED UNDER SOIL AND STONES



As a result of the collapse, two parked cars were damaged. One vehicle was rendered unusable as a large part of it was buried under soil and stones, while fortunately, no one was injured in the incident.



The retaining wall collapsed, saved by 30 seconds


COLLAPSE EVENT CAPTURED ON SECURITY CAMERA



Upon the notification of the apartment residents, fire and police teams were dispatched to the scene. The teams that arrived at the scene determined that no one was trapped under the rubble, while the moment of the retaining wall's collapse was captured on security camera. The footage showed that the building manager, Cengiz Karslıoğlu, narrowly escaped being buried under soil and stones by just 30 seconds.



The retaining wall collapsed, saved by 30 seconds


BUILDING MANAGER KARSLIĞLU, WHO WAS SAVED BY SECONDS: "MY HAIR STOOD ON END"



Cengiz Karslıoğlu (55), the building manager who was saved by seconds, stated that his hair stood on end when he watched the footage, saying, "I just watched the footage. My hair stood on end. We barely escaped by 1-2 seconds. My car was right in the middle. I had gotten in my car to leave. The collapse happened right after. The same problem exists in the adjacent building. We don’t know what to do. I will take my mother and leave. I can't keep her here. This place is currently at risk. I escaped by seconds. We must have had or will have our fate."



The retaining wall collapsed, saved by 30 seconds


"WHEN I CAME IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE, I SAW MY CAR IN VERY BAD CONDITION"



Muzaffer Demir, one of the apartment residents, expressed that his car was damaged, stating, "Two hours ago, there was snow on my car. After cleaning it, I went inside. Two hours later, there was a loud noise and we shook. When I came in front of the house, I saw my car in very bad condition. We are very upset. There was no one outside during the collapse. Our building manager had gone out before the collapse. A year ago, there was a similar incident on the opposite wall. A tree had fallen on my other car. We experienced this again this year," he said.



The retaining wall collapsed, saved by 30 seconds


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