ABC News February 7, 2019

5-year-old girl pulled from rubble 18 hours after building collapse in Istanbul

WATCH: 5-year-old girl pulled from rubble 18 hours after building collapse in Istanbul

A 5-year-old girl was pulled from a massive pile of rubble on Thursday in Istanbul, some 18 hours after a 14-unit apartment building collapsed and killed at least three others.

The eight-floor building in which the girl lived collapsed around 4 p.m. local time in the Turkish capital's Kartal district.

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Rescue workers carry 5-year old girl Havva Tekgoz, is carried to a waiting ambulance after she was pulled from the rubble of an eight-story building, approximately 18-hours after it collapsed, in Istanbul, Feb. 7, 2019.
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Three people were been found dead after the structure fell, and three more were seriously injured, officials confirmed.

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Rescuers carry an injured woman on a stretcher from the site of a collapsed building in Turkey, Feb. 7, 2019.

The total number of survivors so far is 13, authorities confirmed to The Associated Press. The building had 43 residents.

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Video footage shows Havva Tekgoz, 5, being uncovered from rubble by rescuers before she's taken away on a stretch. A 9-year-old boy also was rescued overnight.

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Rescuers are seen at the site of a collapsed residential building in the Kartal district, Istanbul, Feb. 7, 2019.

Authorities are investigating the cause of the collapse.

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