15.08.2025 07:54
A fire that broke out in a vehicle on the Aydın-İzmir highway spread to the forest as well. The flames quickly spread over a large area. While the fire, which caused the evacuation of 1,851 people in Mersin, is still ongoing, it was reported that 53 households were affected.
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With the increase in temperatures across Turkey, news of forest fires has started to come in one after another. While fires broke out in many regions, a scene from the Aydın-İzmir highway was shocking.
FIRE IN THE VEHICLE SPREAD TO THE FOREST A truck with an unidentified license plate, driven by K.Ç., started to burn for an undetermined reason while parked on the İzmir-Aydın Highway.
The flames, which grew rapidly, spread to the grassy and wooded area by the roadside. Upon notification, the Forest Management Directorate and fire brigade teams were dispatched to the area. As a result of the teams' intervention, the fire in the vehicle and the wooded area was extinguished. Meanwhile, the driver K.Ç., who was affected by the fire, was taken to Germencik State Hospital.
FOREST FIRE IN MERSIN Additionally, news of a fire came from Mersin. A forest fire broke out in the districts of Silifke and Anamur. Mersin Governor Atilla Toros stated that the intervention in the forest fires in the districts of Silifke and Anamur is ongoing. Evaluating the forest fire that first broke out in the Korucuk neighborhood of Anamur, Toros said: "We started intervention with 18 vehicles. 2 helicopters are currently intervening from the air. 1 helicopter is also on the way. Of our 18 vehicles, 5 are water tankers, 2 are fire trucks, and 2 are water tankers. We decided to evacuate the Ovabaşı neighborhood as a precaution. Our friends are continuing their work related to this."
INTERVENTION CONTINUES Toros stated that the aerial intervention in the forested area around the Balandız and Kırtıl neighborhoods of Silifke, which started yesterday, is continuing with 2 planes and 9 helicopters.
Expressing that ground operations are also continuing with the strong team of the forest organization, AFAD, gendarmerie, Metropolitan Municipality, and district municipality teams with vehicles belonging to public institutions, Toros said, "We are mobilizing to intervene in the fire with a total of 373 vehicles. Of these vehicles, 114 are water tankers, 67 belong to our forest organization, and we have 44 water supply vehicles." he said.
"1851 PEOPLE EVACUATED" Toros stated that they are on the field with 1016 personnel, 501 of whom are from the forest organization. Reminding that 6 neighborhoods and some settlements in Silifke were evacuated as a precaution due to the fire, Toros said, "A total of 984 households were evacuated, and we have evacuated 1851 people. In this context, we have prepared 372 capacity places in 3 guesthouses for the accommodation needs related to the places we have evacuated in Silifke district. We currently have places available for all citizens who wish to stay in other districts and the center." he stated.
Governor Toros reported that since yesterday, 1 personnel and 16 citizens affected by smoke have been discharged after their treatments. Stating that there are households that have been damaged in the region, Toros said, "According to the initial assessments so far, 53 households have been affected by the fire. We have some problems, especially in the neighborhoods of Kırtıl, Balandız, İmamuşağı, Çadırlı, and Kocapınar. Our assessment work regarding these problems is ongoing." he said.
Source: AA
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