ISTANBUL, Nov 09, 2022 (BSS/XINHUA) - An overnight house fire in 
Turkiye's northwestern city of Bursa left at least nine people dead, 
including eight children, the city governorate announced on Wednesday. 

    Responding to an emergency call made at midnight, firefighters quickly 
extinguished the fire, only to find the dead bodies of a family caught by the 
blaze in their sleep. 

    According to the governorate, the deceased belonged to the same Syrian 
family of six siblings, their mother and two cousins. The children were no 
more than 11 years old. 

    Initial reports indicated that the cause was a stove heater left on while 
the family was sleeping, with a more detailed inspection pending, the 
governor's office stated. 

    Turkey is home to about 4 million Syrian refugees who have fled the 
prolonged civil war in Syria.