Heater disaster in Şanlıurfa: A woman who intervened in the fire with water was electrocuted.

Heater disaster in Şanlıurfa: A woman who intervened in the fire with water was electrocuted.

30.12.2025 22:01

In Şanlıurfa, 70-year-old Fatma El Fettah lost her life after being electrocuted while trying to extinguish a fire caused by an electric heater that had overturned in her home. The incident came to light when neighbors noticed the rising smoke and reported it.

In Şanlıurfa, Fatma El Fettah (70), a Syrian national, died after being electrocuted while trying to extinguish a fire caused by an overturned electric heater in her home with water.

STRUCK BY ELECTRICITY

The incident occurred in the evening hours in the Bağlarbaşı neighborhood. According to reports, El Fettah, who lived alone, noticed the flames after her electric heater toppled over and attempted to extinguish the fire by pouring water on it. At that moment, the elderly woman was electrocuted and collapsed to the ground.

SHE LOST HER LIFE

Upon seeing the smoke rising from the house, neighbors alerted the authorities, and police and medical teams were dispatched to the scene. Medical teams confirmed that El Fettah had lost her life.

Fatma El Fettah's body was taken to the Forensic Medicine Institute's morgue for an autopsy after investigations at the scene. An investigation into the incident has been initiated.

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