15.07.2024 18:50
While efforts to extinguish the forest fire in the Çeşme district of Izmir, where three people lost their lives, were ongoing, news of another fire came from the Menderes district. Teams were dispatched to the area upon the citizens' report. A forest fire also broke out in the Soma district of Manisa. Tekeli Işıklar Neighborhood, which was close to the fire, was evacuated as a precautionary measure.
While the intervention continues in the forest fire in the Çeşme district of Izmir, a fire also broke out in the Menderes district. Intervention from the air and land has been initiated for the fire. In the Soma district of Manisa, a rural neighborhood was evacuated as a precaution due to a forest fire.
Forest fire news came one after another from Izmir and Manisa. A fire broke out in the forested area in Oğlananası neighborhood of Menderes district in Izmir for unknown reasons.
TEAMS IN THE AREA
Upon the notification of the citizens in the area who saw the fire, 2 helicopters, 7 fire trucks, 3 water supply vehicles, and 1 bulldozer belonging to the Izmir Regional Directorate of Forestry were dispatched to the scene. The teams are working to bring the fire under control.
1 NEIGHBORHOOD EVACUATED IN SOMA, MANISA
A fire also broke out in the forested area in Deniş neighborhood of Soma district in Manisa. Upon the notification, 1 plane, 2 helicopters, 10 fire trucks, 5 water supply vehicles, and 2 bulldozers belonging to the Izmir Regional Directorate of Forestry were dispatched to the scene. Tekeli Işıklar neighborhood, which was close to the fire, was evacuated as a precaution.
"THE WIND IS BLOWING VIOLENTLY FROM ALL DIRECTIONS"
Soma District Governor Fatih Akkaya, who examined the area, stated to the journalists that the fire, which started at noon, was about to be brought under control but spread again due to very strong winds. Akkaya explained that the residents and animals were evacuated from Tekeli Işıklar neighborhood and provided the following information: "We do not foresee any vital danger at the moment. We do not have a burning roof or house in the village. All teams are intervening to prevent the fire from spreading to the village. Hopefully, they will be successful, but the wind is blowing violently from all directions. We want to prevent the fire without causing any damage to our village."
FIRE IN ÇEŞME
A fire broke out in the forested, shrubby, and grassy area in Deliklikoy location of Alaçatı neighborhood in Çeşme district of Izmir for unknown reasons. Upon the notification, 2 planes, 4 helicopters, 16 fire trucks, 3 water supply vehicles, 3 bulldozers, and ground crew belonging to the Izmir Regional Directorate of Forestry were dispatched to the scene. With the effect of the wind, the fire spread rapidly and some people in the area were evacuated as a precaution.
A woman and two children in the area where the fire approached were also evacuated by gendarmerie teams. It was stated that the lifeless bodies of 3 people who were reported missing in the fire area were found. It was reported that the efforts of the teams to bring the fire under control are ongoing.