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Pakdemirli made a statement about the fires that broke out Friday at the Ministry’s Fire Management Center.
Pakdemirli stated that there were a total of 25 fires yesterday, 9 of them agricultural and 16 forest fires, “As of this time, there are no fires that have not been actively controlled, except for Kahramanmaraş Andırın and Hatay.” I speak.
Pakdemirli said the fire in Hatay started at around 10:15 am and that a second fire broke out near the same area around 1:00 pm, with the most experienced Ministry staff on site.
Claiming that the fire covered an area of 300 to 400 hectares, Pakdemirli said: “Currently, there is a wind blowing at a speed of about 70 kilometers, the lowest is 45 kilometers between the valleys. Our friends have to fight with a strong wind. Our planes have been affected by this situation for many hours. ” We can say that one of our planes also suffered minor destruction. The water intake cap did not work properly. That plane will not be able to operate for 3-4 days. “He spoke on the form.
Pakdemirli said that they intervened in the fire with 2 planes, 6 helicopters, 130 sprinklers, 10 bulldozers and 500 people, they sent the Kartal helicopter, which dropped 15 tons of water, to the region, and that the aircraft will activate again at first light of the day.
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Pakdemirli said that the fire also affected the residential area, “7 apartments, 11 single-family houses, 14 workplaces, 8 factories, 4 vehicles, 3 warehouses, 35 beehives and 70 citizens were affected by the fire. The evaluation work of Damage will continue after the fire is over. God willing. With the first few hours, we will continue to fight the fire in a much more controlled way. We continue to follow the fire from here. ” I speak.
Pakdemirli had the following to say regarding allegations that the fire was related to terrorism:
“Our forestry organization has some concerns and doubts about this. Our current job is to contain and extinguish the fire. The Hatay governorate continues the multifaceted investigation into this. There are some statements that there are some eyewitnesses.” He said.
