Forest fires in Hatay and Mersin are in their second day! Teams are caught between the flames.

Forest fires in Hatay and Mersin are in their second day! Teams are caught between the flames.

14.08.2025 19:23

The forest fires in Mersin and Hatay continue on the second day. While teams are still intervening in the flames from the air and on the ground, many neighborhoods have been evacuated. The terrifying moments when the teams intervening in the fire in Mersin found themselves caught in the flames were captured on camera second by second. Meanwhile, some forest teams, exhausted from the night, were seen resting by lying on the road.

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As the hot weather continues, reports of fires are still coming in from all over the country. While Turkey's lungs are burning, the teams are desperately intervening in the flames. Most recently, the firefighting efforts for the forest fires that started yesterday in Hatay and Mersin resumed with the first light of the morning on the second day.



Forest fires in Hatay and Mersin on the second day! Teams are caught among the flames


MERSIN SURRENDERS TO THE FLAMES



In Mersin, a fire that broke out around 12:45 yesterday near the Kırtıl Hill Observation Tower between the neighborhoods of Çaltı (Çamlıca), Baslandız, and Kırtıl spread to the forest. Upon notification, firefighting helicopters, along with teams from the Forest Management Directorate and the Mersin Metropolitan Municipality Fire Department, were dispatched to the area. The teams made intense efforts throughout the day to control the fire from the air and the ground.



Forest fires in Hatay and Mersin on the second day! Teams are caught among the flames


LOCAL RESIDENTS PROVIDED SUPPORT WITH TRACTORS



While efforts to control the fire, which was also supported by local residents with their tractors, continued throughout the night, the neighborhoods of Kırtıl, İmamuşağı, and Balandız were evacuated. Throughout the night, 122 vehicles, including 46 water tankers, supported the firefighting efforts, which continued until morning. In some areas, the flames began to spread and threaten different settlements due to the wind's effect. It was reported that some structures in Kırtıl neighborhood were also damaged by the fire, which reached a cement factory located in Akdere neighborhood.



Forest fires in Hatay and Mersin on the second day! Teams are caught among the flames


TEAMS WERE CAUGHT AMONG THE FLAMES



As dawn broke, the teams' interventions from both the air and the ground continued intensely, and images of the dangerous moments experienced during the night emerged. Some of the teams, who fought against the fire throughout the night to prevent it from spreading further, had to pass through the flames. Those moments were captured second by second on a mobile phone camera.



Forest fires in Hatay and Mersin on the second day! Teams are caught among the flames


THEY RESTED BY LYING ON THE ROAD



Meanwhile, some forest teams, who became exhausted during the night, rested by lying on the road. The photo of that moment drew attention.



Forest fires in Hatay and Mersin on the second day! Teams are caught among the flames


THE FIRE IN HATAY ON ITS SECOND DAY



The forest fire that broke out in the Hassa district of Hatay continues on its second day. The fire started yesterday around 19:00 in the Seyranyeri Plateau area of the Eğribucak neighborhood. Upon notification from the locals, firefighting teams from the Forest Regional Directorate were dispatched to the area.



Forest fires in Hatay and Mersin on the second day! Teams are caught among the flames


540 PEOPLE WERE EVACUATED



As the struggle to control the rapidly growing fire, influenced by the wind, continued on its second day, 540 people living in the Yukarıbucak and Bademli neighborhoods were evacuated from their homes.



Forest fires in Hatay and Mersin on the second day! Teams are caught among the flames


Throughout the night, 173 ground vehicles and 470 personnel intervened in the fire. With the dawn, aerial vehicles also joined the firefighting efforts. The teams' efforts to control the fire are ongoing.



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