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Hatay has fought one of the largest wildfires in recent years.
The flames that broke out in the Bethlehem district spread to the Arsuz and İskenderun districts.
Flames rose again and again from the areas burned by the strong wind.
Those caught in the fire left their homes in a panic. Fire-related sabotage claims are also getting louder.
Agriculture and Forestry Minister Bekir Pakdemirli explained that the forest fires that spread to 3 districts were under full control, he said: “Very serious suspicions of intent have arisen. The governor’s office is investigating multiple facets, 4 suspects are under custody”.
“I can say that 750 people were involved in the fire, along with an airplane, 5 helicopters, 188 fire trucks, 25 earth-moving machines, and reinforcements manufactured today. Saying that this is about 10 percent of our total forest energy, Pakdemirli said: “Our greatest consolation in Hatay is that we have no loss of life, of course this does not mean that we do not lose our wildlife or our trees.”
Stating that damage assessment studies have begun, Pakdemirli said:
“The necessary actions will be taken in this regard. I spoke with our Minister of the Interior a while ago and he told me that after these damage assessment studies, either from the AFAD fund or from Administrative Affairs of the Presidency, certain payments will be made. to heal wounds as soon as possible.
When we looked at it yesterday afternoon, we saw that it could be 300 to 400 hectares, but to this day, we have not reviewed this account. The priority was putting out the fire. We calculate them all and will publish them both in the European Fire Brigade Union and on our website as soon as possible. It wasn’t a big fire, but what scared us the most was that it was near the suburb.
Of course, we have factories, workplaces, houses, fields, and vehicles that are affected here. In certain places, animals are affected. Our Provincial Directorate of Agriculture and Forestry will coordinate with the Government the necessary determination studies, especially with regard to both agricultural lands and animals. “
Agriculture and Forestry Minister Pakdemirli said: “The first intervention was made in 12 minutes to the fire that broke out around 1:20 in the Kadirli district of Osmaniye. 1 helicopter, 21 sprinklers, 5 work machines and 85 people continue to work. I mean, “he said.
“Today we have 15 fires in total, 9 forest fires and 6 rural fires, most of them have been controlled.” Pakdemirli said: “I will talk about 3 fires from now on. I want to say that all but these 3 fires are under control. Both the fires that broke out during the day in Istanbul and the fires that broke out in Bergama during the day were brought under control. “.
Regarding the forest fire in Kahramanmaraş, Minister Pakdemirli said: “We have another fire in Andırın, which is different from yesterday. Unfortunately, this morning at 09:00 and the first response was made at 9.15, 3 helicopters intervened, 18 sprinklers, 3 earthmoving machines and 75 people. The fire that he had still continues, it is not under control, “he said.
“SABOTAGE IS VERY HIGH”
Hatay Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Lütfü Savaş, who broadcast the extinction work by connecting to NTV live on the live broadcast, said: “The possibility of organization and sabotage is very high. Last night, at the same time, was unleashed the fire in the three places where we finished the cooling works at two, shows that this is like a planned event. “It is insufficient to say that it was spread with the wind just by these fires that broke out on time.”
Stating that there is no such thing as the fire spreading to other districts at the moment, Savaş said: “There are fires in only three districts at the moment. We cannot direct our teams to a single area because there are fires in different parts. from all three districts. We direct citizens evacuated from fire zones to our guesthouses. “
MINISTER PAKDEMİRLİ EXAMINED THE FOREST FIRE IN HATAY FROM THE AIR
Agriculture and Forestry Minister Bekir Pakdemirli examined the forest fire that started in the Belen district of Hatay and spread to İskenderun and Arsuz districts from the air.
Pakdemirli, who boarded a helicopter from Hatay airport, surveyed the burning areas and the areas where extinguishing and cooling work was carried out.
Pakdemirli received information from the authorities who were waiting for him in the garden of the Karahüseyinli primary school in Arsuz, where the helicopter later landed.
On the other hand, the vice president of the AK Party, Mahir Ünal, stated that an investigation into the fire was carried out on his social media account. Unal said: “All of our institutions have been mobilized and are working continuously to extinguish the forest fires in the Hatay region. A detailed investigation is being carried out on the possibility of deliberate fires. Our only wish is to extinguish the flames without loss of life. no injuries, “Unal said.
All related institutions have mobilized and are continuously working to extinguish forest fires in the Hatay region. A detailed investigation is also underway into the possibility that the fires were started on purpose. Our only wish is to put out the flames without loss of life or injury.
– Mahir Ünal 🇹🇷 (@mahirunal) October 10, 2020
Justice minister Abdulhamit Gul He claimed that the Iskendurun Prosecutor General’s Office is conducting a multi-faceted investigation, saying: “Get over Hatay on Twitter.”
The fire in Hatay affected us all deeply, it burned our lungs.
It happens to all our citizens affected by the fire, our Hatay. The Iskenderun Prosecutor General’s Office continues its multifaceted investigation into the fire.– Abdulhamit Gul (@abdulhamit) October 10, 2020
GOVERNMENT OF HATAY: THE DETAINED PEOPLE
The Hatay Governorate has released a new statement on the fire, which is still dying out. The statement published on the official website of the governorate is as follows;
“Although the fire that broke out in different parts of our Bethlehem district on Friday, October 9, 2020 was controlled from time to time, the fire has not yet been extinguished due to the terrain and weather conditions.
In our province, efforts to contain the fire continue with the teams of the Kahramanmaraş Regional Forest Directorate, the Firefighters teams of the Metropolitan Municipality of Hatay, the Firefighters teams of the District Municipality and the firefighters teams of the surrounding municipalities.
People have been arrested in connection with the possibility of sabotage in the fire, and the investigation into the matter continues. There is no definitive information on the sabotage yet.
In order to investigate both the course of the fire and the possibility of sabotage, UAVs are on duty in our region and our law enforcement agencies are investigating the issue extensively.
CHP DELEGATION TO EXAMINE FIRE AREA IN HATAY
In the statement made by the party, General Secretary Selin Sayek Böke and Vice President Ali Öztunç were said to have departed for Hatay, where the fire disaster continued.
In the statement, it was noted that Böke and Öztunç will meet with deputies from Hatay Suzan Şahin, İsmet Tokdemir, Mehmet Güzelmansur and Serkan Topal in the region and will conduct examinations in Bethlehem, İskenderun and Arsuz, where the fire was effective.
CAN SABOTAGE
Transmit the latest news in extinction work NTV Bethlehem District Mayor İbrahim Gül, who participated in the broadcast, announced that the district evacuation processes are continuing. Gul was thought of “as a transformer as the source of the fire. However, the outbreak of fire in different areas brought the possibility of sabotage. According to new information, a fire broke out in our district of Arsuz, which borders the town of Belén “. sabotage Strengthen the possibility, “he said.
INITIATED INVESTIGATION
On the other hand, it was reported that the Iskenderun Prosecutor General’s Office launched an investigation into the fire.
The statement stated that all aspects of the fire were investigated and that work was continuing.
The turtles caught in the fire were cooled with water by the fire brigades and brought back to life.
Citizens affected by the fire that spread to the Iskenderun and Arsuz districts spoke about their moments of fear.
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.
“HE SAW THE RIGHT OF 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 “.
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