10.02.2025 00:40
Firefighters who responded to a fire alert at a residence in Bartın broke down the door to enter when the person inside did not open it. While the firefighters intervened in the fire, police teams neutralized the individual who was attempting suicide and brought them out of the house.
Citizens who saw smoke rising from a three-story building on Hürriyet Street in Bartın reported the situation to the fire department. Upon the notification, fire, police, and medical teams were directed to the area.
LOCKED THE DOOR, ASKED POLICE TO LEAVE
Upon learning that a person was inside the house, the teams went to the attic of the three-story house to enter. The individual, who locked the door and did not open it, said that there was nothing important and asked the police and other officials to leave. Unable to convince the individual, the teams contacted the person's family to request permission to break down the door. After breaking down the door, the teams extinguished the cans in the apartment filled with smoke, where paper and plastics were being burned.
CLIMBED TO THE BALCONY AND ATTEMPTED SUICIDE
The individual, whom the teams wanted to take outside, went to the balcony of the house and said he would commit suicide. While the police teams tried to convince the individual, the fire department set up an air mattress on the ground in case the individual jumped. The individual was subdued by the police intervention and brought down.
WILL BE HANDED OVER TO HIS FAMILY
The individual named Y.A. was taken to the police station, and it was stated that after the procedures for the individual, who was learned to have a mental disability, he would be handed over to his family. The neighborhood residents gathered at the scene watched the events with curiosity.