24.08.2026 17:50
A Mercedes AMG EQE 53 electric car, worth 8 million lira, caught fire while moving in the Söke district of Aydın. The fire was extinguished after a 12-hour effort by firefighting teams who arrived at the scene upon notification. The car was completely burned despite the fire department's new-generation extinguishing tent.
Near the Söke district of Aydın, a Mercedes-branded AMG EQE 53 series electric car, valued at approximately 8 million lira, caught fire while in motion. The fire, reported to have originated from the batteries of the electric vehicle, which is stated to be Mercedes' latest series, was intervened with a new-generation extinguishing tent by the Aydın Metropolitan Municipality Fire Department, preventing it from spreading to the surroundings and the release of toxic gases. After about 12 hours of struggle, the luxury car burned out, and once the battery energy was depleted, the vehicle was towed to a safe area.
IT SUDDENLY CAUGHT FIRE WHILE DRIVING
The incident occurred on Saturday, August 22, near Söke Sazlıköy. According to the information obtained; the Mercedes-branded electric car with license plate 34 AZZ 001, which was traveling from Izmir direction to Bodrum via Aydın Söke, suddenly caught fire near Sazlıköy.
COULD NOT BE EXTINGUISHED WITH WATER BECAUSE IT WAS ELECTRIC
The driver of the car, Aziz M., noticed the fire that started from the rear of the vehicle and continued towards the front, and pulled the vehicle to the roadside. However, since it was electric, the vehicle, which did not go out with normal water intervention, was intervened with the new-generation extinguishing tent of the Aydın Metropolitan Municipality Fire Department.
ITS VALUE IS EXACTLY 8 MILLION LIRA
The Mercedes-branded luxury car, whose value was learned to be 8 million TL, was completely burned. It was learned that in such fires, where it is impossible to extinguish even with water and foam intervention, with appropriate equipment, the spread of the fire to the environment and the spread of the gas formed are prevented.
"IT HAPPENED TO US FOR THE FIRST TIME"
Taner Günhan, Head of the Aydın Metropolitan Municipality Fire Department, who has been a firefighter for about 30 years, stated that he had witnessed minor fires during the charging of electric vehicles, but he encountered such a fire for the first time in his professional career.
Günhan said, "Nowadays, the number of electric vehicles is increasing day by day. With the instructions of our Aydın Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Özlem Çerçioğlu, we had taken the necessary precautions and made our preparations for how to make the first intervention in fires of such vehicles and to prevent their spread. We had previously supplied our material called fire blanket or fire cover, which withstands up to 2,100 degrees Celsius. We made our necessary preparations for such incidents. Over the weekend, a fire broke out in this electric vehicle. With a quick intervention, we prevented the fire from spreading to the mountainous and forested area where the incident occurred and to other vehicles. This incident shows that we are prepared for such fires," and thanked Aydın Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Özlem Çerçioğlu for bringing the new-generation extinguishing tent to the fire department.
The Mercedes-branded AMG EQE 53 series electric car belonging to a private company burned to ashes right before everyone's eyes.