She escaped from the flames like this with the dog in her arms.

27.07.2025 09:33

In the fire that started in the Kestel district of Bursa and progressed towards Gürsu, moments were captured on camera showing the evacuation of animals from the animal care and rehabilitation center by municipal teams and volunteers. The footage shows a volunteer taking refuge in a vehicle with a dog in their arms, speaking breathlessly and in tears. Over 200 animals were rescued from the fire.

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The fire that started in the Kestel district of Bursa and progressed to the Gürsu district has caused roads to be closed to traffic, residential areas to be evacuated, and the official vehicles of the mayor and the district governor were narrowly saved from the flames. The Gürsu Municipality Animal Care and Rehabilitation Center in the İğdir neighborhood, which was engulfed in flames, was also evacuated.

ESCAPED THE FLAMES WITH A DOG IN HIS ARMS

Moments of the evacuation of animals from the shelter by HAYTAP volunteers and district municipality teams were captured on camera. In the footage, a HAYTAP volunteer was seen taking refuge in a vehicle with a dog in his arms. The volunteer, who did not let go of the dog he was holding, was seen speaking breathlessly with his friends in tears, while other HAYTAP volunteers also got into the vehicle with the dogs they rescued from the shelter. The struggle of the volunteers to save the animals while also trying to escape the flames was reflected in the footage.

BIRDS IN THE PICNIC AREA WERE EVACUATED

Silver, hatuni diamond, red golden, blue, and various types of peacocks, as well as budgerigars, canaries, partridges, finches, forest chicken chicks, Indian nightingales, lovebirds, cockatoos, California quails, and silver and Caucasian species of pheasants found in the picnic area in Gürsu were also evacuated.

OVER 200 ANIMALS WERE SAVED

More than 200 animals were rescued from the fire, and a post shared on the social media account of the Bursa Metropolitan Municipality included moments of the animals being evacuated by HAYTAP volunteers and district municipality teams.

"THE EVACUATION OF OUR FURRY FRIENDS HAS BEEN COMPLETED"

The post stated, "Efforts to extinguish the fire in the region continue uninterrupted; just like our citizens evacuated from the villages we assessed to be at risk, we are also continuing the evacuation of our animals at risk of being affected by the fire. In our Gürsu district, the evacuation of our furry friends in the shelter has been completed in cooperation with our district municipalities and volunteers due to the risk of the fire approaching the shelter."

THE ENERGY OF THE FIRE HAS BEEN REDUCED

The energy of the fire has significantly decreased with the reduction of the wind's effect in the early morning. However, while flare-ups occur from time to time in the area, forest, fire brigade, and municipal teams are on alert against the possibility of the wind reigniting the flames.

Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu, who made a statement regarding the fire, said, "The energy of the fire has been reduced. We cannot say it is completely under control. A total of 1,800 people are on the ground to extinguish the fire. The Ankara-Bursa highway has been opened. God willing, we believe we will bring the fire under control today."