06.11.2026 10:43
In Kuşbaba village of Bucak district in Burdur, gendarmerie teams on patrol duty headed to the fire scene when they noticed smoke rising from a house. The teams brought out the elderly woman trapped in the house engulfed in flames and evacuated the animals one by one due to the possibility of the fire spreading to the barn. In the fire, which the fire brigade extinguished after long efforts, the house became unusable.
In Burdur, gendarmerie teams on patrol noticed flames rising from a house and raced against time. The teams brought the elderly woman out of the house engulfed in flames, and also rescued the animals in the barn, taking them to a safe area.
THEY NOTICED THE SMOKE WHILE ON PATROL
The fire occurred yesterday at a house belonging to M.Ç. in the Başgöz locality of Kuşbaba village in the Bucak district. According to the information obtained, gendarmerie teams continuing their patrol duty in the area noticed the smoke rising from the house and headed to the scene of the fire without losing time. Seeing that among the 6 people living in the house, the elderly woman who was inside during the fire was trapped, the teams immediately took action and brought the woman out of the house.
THE ANIMALS WERE ALSO EVACUATED ONE BY ONE
In case the fire spread to the barn, the teams also evacuated the animals one by one to a safe area. Upon notification, many firefighting teams were dispatched to the region. In the fire, which was extinguished as a result of the teams' long efforts, the house became completely unusable.
The cause of the fire is being investigated.