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The fire, which broke out in the forest area of the Sarımazı district of the Belen district of Hatay and posed a threat in rural areas and in some neighborhoods of the Iskenderun and Arsuz districts, affected the resettlement areas. Firefighters intervened in the fires that occurred in some residences in the Fatih district of the Belén district. Citizens were evacuated from their homes. Some houses were damaged by fire. Citizens leaving their homes are also helping crews extinguish the fire.
FIRE FIRE AFFECTED BY SMOKE REMOVED FROM THE HOSPITAL
A firefighter who was involved in the fire fighting works that spread to some houses in the Fatih and Sarımazı districts of the Belen district of Hatay was affected by the intense smoke. The firefighter was taken to the hospital by ambulance after the intervention of medical teams.
CITIZENS EMPTY HOUSES
After the fire spread to the area where the settlements were located, the families who took their children fled the area and away from the flames. The region was blocked by police and firefighters. While the police teams ensure the evacuation of the citizens in the houses, the firefighters continue their work to extinguish the fire.
“IT WAS HORRIBLE. AFTER A LITTLE TIME THE FIRE CAME TO THE FIRE BUT THE FIRE SPREAD INCREDIBLY FAST WITH THE EFFECT OF THE WIND”
Citizens whose homes or workplaces were damaged by the fire and who were affected by smoke told the AA correspondent what they experienced.
Dilek Naz, who was caught in a fire while working at a food warehouse in the Bethlehem district, said she came out after shouting from the environment.
Naz said he turned to get the office key to save his vehicle and saved his car from the fire with a dying life, he said: “It was terrible. The fire department came shortly after, but the fire spread incredibly fast with the effect of the wind “. He said.
Wholesaler Ayhan Sabancı, whose food and cleaning warehouse in the Bethlehem district caught fire, also said he heard an exploding sound and that a fire broke out.
Explaining that the flames were intensified by the effect of the wind, Sabancı said: “After the trees, the vehicles began to burn. The fire spread to my warehouse. My damage is unfortunately very great, the warehouse was completely full “. used the expression.
“I LOOKED AT THE ROAD TO MY HOUSE, I CAN’T DO ANYTHING”
Okan Türkmenoğlu, whose home in the Bethlehem district caught fire, emphasized that the flames suddenly surrounded them, saying:
“In a very short time the entire wooded area caught fire. In that heat, the natural gas boiler burned out at first. When it spread inward, the entire house burned. There was no chance to put it out with the effect of the wind, it spread. The fire advanced 5 kilometers until noon. I could not do anything “.
Zeki Dokuma, whose filter factory in İskenderun district was damaged, also noted that his business was damaged.
HATAY GOVERNMENT EXPLANATION
In the statement made by the Hatay Government, it was indicated that the intervention of the fire teams continued.
In the recorded statement that the fire has not yet been extinguished, the following information was shared:
“Although the fire that broke out yesterday at different points in our Bethlehem district has been controlled from time to time, it has not yet been extinguished due to the terrain and weather conditions. In our province, teams from the Kahramanmaraş Regional Forestry Directorate , the fire teams of the Metropolitan Municipality of Hatay, the firefighters of the district municipality and the fire departments of the neighboring municipalities. Those who were arrested for the possibility of sabotage in the fire, and the investigation on the subject is still ongoing There is no definitive information on sabotage yet. Unmanned aerial vehicles are on duty in our region to investigate both the course of the fire and the possibility of sabotage, and our law enforcement officers are investigating the matter thoroughly. “
