Forest fires in Hatay and Mersin



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Hatay İskenderun The forest fire in the district is intervened by air and land.

According to the information received, citizens who saw smoke coming out of the Sarıseki district forest area reported the situation to the authorities.

Attempts are being made to control the fire with helicopters, tankers, water tanks, construction equipment, and many fire-fighting equipment dispatched to the scene.

Some houses near the fire area began to be evacuated for precautionary reasons.

The flames were seen to spread to some settlements.

THERE IS ALSO FIRE IN ANAMUR

The forest fire in the Anamur district of Mersin is intervened from the air and from the ground.

A fire broke out in the red pine forest in the rural part of Uçarı district, according to preliminary determinations, due to electrical cables.

Following the warning, 5 helicopters, 76 sprinklers, 4 first responders, 5 bulldozers and 304 firefighting personnel were dispatched to the region.

Given the risk that the fire would spread to the settlements, 50 homes in the neighborhood were evacuated as a precautionary measure and the Mersin-Antalya highway was also closed to traffic.

Team intervention in the fire continues.

“ WE HAVE NO LOSS OF LIVES ”

Su said the fire was intervened quickly.

Su said that, according to the first determinations, it was evaluated that the fire was caused by electrical cables, “the risk of fire against the settlements has decreased as a result of the intervention. The fire has turned towards the rural area. Our work continues there. Our teams continue to work to control the fire. ” I speak.

Recalling that the homes around the fire were cautiously evacuated, the water said: “We have no victims or injuries in the fire. We evacuated around 50 homes due to the safety of the lives of our citizens.” used the expression.

Governor Su later went to the fire zone and after examining the extinguishing activities in the Uçarı district, he told reporters:

“The fire does not exist in the area where the houses are in the region, but it continues in the forest area. The teams are intervening from the air and the ground, I hope we try to control it. There are houses that are in danger. We will do damage evaluation studies in greenhouses and cultivated areas. We will do the job. We have no casualties or injuries. “

On the other hand, the forest fire that broke out in the district’s Karaağa district was brought under control before it got bigger.

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