A fire broke out in a forest area in Yumakral district of Serik district. The fire grew due to the wind.
Many teams were deployed to the scene.
Teams launched air and ground intervention to control the blaze.
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Firefighting efforts are being carried out using eight airplanes, six helicopters, 70 water tankers, 11 water trucks, five implements and a large number of firefighters.
Antalya Governor Hulusi Sahin told reporters that the fire broke out in the Yumaklar district of Serik province.
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“Around 30 homes were evacuated as a precaution.”
Sahin said an investigation by the gendarmerie showed the fire was believed to have started from a fallen utility pole, adding:
“There will be further triggers. Due to the wind, low humidity and extreme heat, the fire is rapidly spreading over a wide area to the south and east. Our friends have intervened immediately. Eight planes and six helicopters are in the sky,” he said. In addition, more than 70 people from our regional forestry directorate have taken to the air. “We received support from the metropolitan municipality, the surrounding regional forestry offices and AFAD. I can say that more than 500 personnel have put up a fierce battle. “The wind has died down, so it seems to be somewhat under control now.”
Stating that an area of about 60 hectares was affected, Sahin said, “We have evacuated around 30 houses as a precautionary measure. They say houses have burned but now they are not visible because of the smoke. We have not found any.” No animal deaths have been confirmed so far but plantations have been damaged. After the fire is put out, our damage assessment team said, “They will get it under control. Cooling and control efforts will continue throughout the night. It is now partially under control,” he said.
Fires at two different locations in Yalova have been extinguished.
Fires of unknown origin broke out in Kapakul and Keçikayaluk.
Following the report, the regional forestry office and fire brigade were dispatched to the area.
Two helicopters, 10 water tankers, two water trucks and three fire engines were deployed to extinguish the fire.
The fire was extinguished by air and ground intervention teams.
The region continues to work on cooling.
“Our teams worked hard to put out the fire.”
Almutlu District Governor Yusuf Melikşa Aydın said the team intervened within a short time after receiving the report about the fire that broke out in Koyündere district.
Aydin said his team arrived at the scene of the fire at 4 p.m. but were informed at 4.20 p.m. that there was another fire on the border between Fisticul and Kapakul villages, adding:
“Our team was also deployed there. We could see that the fire keeps jumping in four different points due to the wind. The forest area in this place as we are talking is 150 hectares in area. Thank you,” he said. “Our team controlled the fire around 18:00 without causing any serious damage and causing about 2-3 hectares of damage.”
Aydın expressed his gratitude to the teams who responded to the fire with great efforts near the settlement and the holiday village, saying, “The fire came within 300 meters of the holiday village. Our teams put in their hearts and succeeded in extinguishing the fire here as well. I thank all of them,” he said.
Air conditioning will continue in both locations until morning.
Prime Minister Aydin expressed his gratitude to the Bursa Regional Forestry Directorate, Yalova Forestry Directorate, AFAD, the Fire Brigade, Gendarmerie, TOMMA police, Almutli city, and about 600 officials from Bursa, Kocaeli and Bilecik who came to help, saying:
“Two helicopters from Bursa made our job much easier. Thankfully, we managed to put out the fire at the border between Fisticul and Kapakli before it got as big as it is here. Cooling operations are still ongoing there. The firefighting is completely over and cooling operations will continue.” As we said earlier, “depending on the time, it may seem easy, but with so many teams, putting out a fire that started at 16:00 by 18:00 is a great success.”
Aydin said security forces were investigating the cause of the fire, saying, “We already believe it is a human cause. Our friends are also going to focus on the possibility of sabotage. Since it is a fire, procedures regarding this are ongoing.” It broke out in different locations around the same time. There have also been isolated fires in four different locations in the Koyundere location. “But we will assess it,” he said.
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The fire in Gaziantep has been put out
A fire of unknown origin broke out in Durk Baba forest in the center of Şehit Kamil district.
Following the report, the forest management bureau and the Metropolitan Municipal Fire Brigade intervened in the fire.
A statement from the Gaziantep governor said the fire broke out in the afternoon at the Duruk Baba Hill site.
The statement said that teams from the General Directorate of Forest Management, Metropolitan City Fire Department, Technical General Directorate, Sehit Kamil City Fire Department and Shahinbey City Fire Department, OIZ teams, water supply and work machinery made emergency interventions in the fire, and used the following expression: “According to initial determinations, the fire area is estimated at 20 decals. Agriculture and Forestry” and “A firefighting helicopter dispatched by our Ministry from Hatay Province for emergency response has arrived in the area.”
The governor announced that the fire had been brought under control with the intervention of 150 vehicles, about 1,000 personnel and one helicopter.
Fire in Kahramanmaras: residents evacuated
The cause is unclear, but the fire broke out in a forested area near the Furniz Recreation Area in Statù District.
A team from the Regional Forestry Directorate was notified and instructed to respond to the fire with six helicopters, two planes, 11 water tanks, four water tankers, three first response vehicles, one work machine and 110 personnel.
Teams are continuing their efforts to extinguish the fire.
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Citizens are evacuating their homes
Gendarmerie police are not allowing residents to enter the area and residents in the area have been evacuated.
The forest ranger was affected by smoke and was taken to hospital in an ambulance.
Provincial gendarmerie commander Brigadier General Gokan İnan said the gendarmerie and other civil servants responded to the fire in coordination.
Inan said eight homes in the area had been evacuated, and six helicopters from the air and work machines and water tankers from the ground continued to intervene in the blaze.
Inan said they had also requested the deployment of firefighting aircraft to the area.
80 hectares were affected
Yusuf Karatu, head of the Kahramanmaras forestry region, said firefighting efforts were continuing.
Karatu stressed that the fire was being extinguished from the air and land, saying: “We are fighting the fire from the air with six helicopters and two firefighting planes, and from the ground with water tankers and work machines. About 80 hectares of land have been extinguished.” He said that personnel who were affected by the smoke and taken to hospital were continuing to work intensively, but that “the situation is improving.”
The soldiers also support
Kahramanmaras provincial gendarmerie forces are also working hard to extinguish the fire.
Special forces, 10 security teams, five traffic teams and nearby security personnel are also supporting the intervention operations.
The military police provide information to the mayors of the surrounding villages.
Fire response continues in Izmir
A fire of unknown cause broke out in a forest area in Kavaciuk district.
The fire was extinguished by two aircraft, four helicopters, 35 water tankers, eight water trucks, three bulldozers and four ground crews belonging to the Izmir Regional Forestry Directorate.
As a result of team efforts, the fire has been contained and cooling efforts are ongoing.
