<p>ISTANBUL — A woman rescued her four children from a burning building in Istanbul by throwing them out of a window, and all of them are doing fine, Turkish media reported. </p>
<p>The mother threw the children from a third-floor window amid black smoke from the fire on Wednesday. Video captured each child falling as volunteers stretched out a blanket to catch them.</p>
<p>Bystanders were heard screaming amid sounds of alarms. Some shouted at the woman not to drop the children.</p>
<p>The children were carried to ambulances, and Turkish media reported they were uninjured. The mother was hospitalized as a precaution and then discharged, according to news reports. </p>
<p>The fire, which began in an electrical panel, was extinguished. Two other children and two older adults were also rescued. </p>
