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A fire in a forested area in Izmir’s Menderes district is being rescued by air and land.
A fire broke out of unknown origin in a forest area in Karakhada district.
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Following the report, five aircraft, 13 helicopters, 35 water tankers, seven water vehicles and four bulldozers belonging to the Izmir Regional Forestry Directorate were dispatched to the area.
The Regional Forestry Directorate reported that the fire broke out at 12:53 p.m. and the first response took place at 1:05 p.m.
Teams are working to bring the fire under control with air and ground intervention.
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The residents were evacuated
The teams from the Regional Forestry Directorate are also supported by TOMAs from various municipal fire brigades and provincial police stations.
The fire led to the evacuation of some homes in the wooded area, and military police sounded sirens in residential areas and urged residents to leave the area.
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Some homeowners in the area tried to prevent the fire by spraying hoses on their roofs, cars and property.
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In the rural Chamenyu district, where the flames were closing in, residents of some homes had been evacuated as a precaution, he said.
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The Defense Ministry said three Turkish Armed Forces Cougar and two Turkish CH-47 helicopters had been assigned to help with the ongoing firefighting efforts in Izmir.
7 Menderes Mayor Ilkay Cicek also said in a written statement:
“The intervention of teams from the Regional Forestry Directorate and the fire brigade, supported by the municipality team, continues in the fire that broke out at noon and affected the Dermendere, Çamenü and Ataköy neighborhoods. We hope that this disaster will end safely. Get better as soon as possible, my compatriots.”
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The flames spread to the house
As efforts continue to tackle the fire, which broke out in forests at the top of the fields in the Çamenü and Şashar districts of Menderes region, the blaze has spread to houses.
The fire at a house in Chamenu district has been put out but the house sustained damage.
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Selcuk
A fire of unknown cause broke out in a forest area at Pamçak site along the Selçuk-Kusadasi highway.
10 Following the report, four aircraft, five helicopters, 18 water tankers, five water trucks, and five bulldozers belonging to the Izmir Regional Forestry Department were dispatched.
The fire broke out at 5:12pm, with the first response reported at 5:20pm.
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Road closure
As a result of the fire, the Selçuk-Kusadasi highway in Alvalya district was closed to traffic.
Teams are continuing their efforts to extinguish the fire.
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A fire broke out in scrubland in the Guermian district for an unknown reason.
Following the notification, one plane, one helicopter, seven water tankers and one water truck belonging to the Izmir Regional Forestry Directorate were dispatched to the area.
The fire broke out at 14:34 and teams first responded at 14:47, it said.
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Teams are continuing their efforts to extinguish the fire.
The fire broke out in a grassland adjacent to the Izmir-Cesme Highway in Urla district.
Due to the fire, the lane from Izmir to Cesme was closed for about 20 minutes. After the team’s intervention, the road was reopened to traffic.
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Karaman
Attempts are being made to extinguish the forest fire that broke out in Karaman’s Ermenek district with land and air intervention.
A fire broke out in a forest area near Yesilkoy.
15 Following the notification, Ermenek Forest Office, Ermenek, Sarveriler and Bashaira municipal fire brigades were dispatched to the area.
Due to the mountainous terrain, three firefighting helicopters were deployed.
Teams are continuing their efforts to extinguish the fire.
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Canakkale
The fire broke out around 4:30 p.m. in farmland near Gaykli town in Ejin district. The blaze spread over a wide area due to wind pressure.
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On receiving the notification, many teams have been deployed to the area. The fire is being tackled from air and ground.
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Edirne
We are responding to a forest fire in the Larapasa district of Edirne.
An unknown fire broke out in a harvested wheat field near Demirkoy and was then propelled by winds into nearby woodland.
Following the call, the Forestry Agency and the Larapasa Fire Brigade were dispatched to the scene.
The fire is moving towards the surrounding villages and efforts are underway to contain it.
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The fire, which broke out in the Selçuk district of Izmir, has spread to forests in the Kusadasi district of Aydın, but firefighting efforts are being carried out from the air and ground.
The fire broke out in a pine forest in Pamçak district, Selcuk province, at around 5 p.m. People who saw smoke reported the situation to forestry teams.
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Nine aircraft, including four planes and five helicopters belonging to the Izmir Regional Forestry Directorate, as well as 10 water trucks, five water supply devices and five bulldozers, were deployed to fight the fire.
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Meanwhile, the fire is spreading through forests in Kusadasi, Aydin province, and teams are continuing to work to extinguish it.
