18.06.2025 18:02
A report by an expert and the fire department has been prepared regarding the apartment fire in Diyarbakır, which claimed the lives of a mother and her three children. The expert report stated that the building was not constructed in accordance with the approved project and fire regulations.
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A fire broke out on the evening of June 5 in a 13-story apartment building located on 564th Street in the Fırat neighborhood of the Kayapınar district of Diyarbakır. The fire, which is believed to have originated from the electrical shaft, filled the stairwells with smoke. Residents were evacuated using the fire department's aerial ladder and a freight elevator from a nearby transportation company.
A MOTHER AND HER 3 CHILDREN PERISHED IN THE FIRE First aid was administered to those affected by smoke in ambulances. 17 people were taken to the hospital by ambulance. Among those treated, Bircan Çavdar (36) and her children Yunus Emre (12), Zeynep (4), and Elif Çavdar (10) could not be saved. The funerals of the mother and her children were held on June 6 at the Yeniköy Cemetery in the Bağlar district.
3 SUSPECTS ARRESTED As part of the investigation, 9 people were detained. Among the suspects, the building inspection officer Barış Ceylan, contractor Mehmet Aras, and the inspection staff were arrested by the court for the crime of 'causing the death and injury of multiple people through negligence', while 6 suspects were released under judicial control.
THE BUILDING WAS NOT BUILT ACCORDING TO THE APPROVED PROJECT AND FIRE REGULATIONS The expert and fire department report prepared regarding the fire has been added to the investigation file. In the report prepared by a 5-person expert team, it was stated, "Due to a possible short circuit in the electrical installation, the heat generated in the cables spread to other cables because the column cables in the shaft channel were stacked and placed close to each other, leading to the burning of the cables in the shaft channel due to the inadequacy or absence of electrical installation protection and grounding elements. It was assessed that the fire spread and advanced with flames to the roof due to the materials that should not normally be present in the shaft channel and the general structure of the shaft channel and the shaft covers being manufactured in violation of regulations. It was concluded that the fire originated from constructions that were contrary to the regulations due to the building not being implemented in accordance with the approved project and the construction of works contrary to the project."
FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT: THE ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION BURNED In the report prepared by the Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality Fire Department, it was stated that after a notification made at 18:11, the teams set out at 18:12 and arrived at the scene at 18:17 to begin intervention. The report noted, "The fire was intervened with 11 vehicles and 44 personnel. 50 tons of water were used." The report indicated that both flames and smoke were present during the fire, stating, "The electrical shaft within the building, from the ground floor to the roof section, as well as the entire roof and the elevator shaft, burned. It was concluded that the fire occurred due to the burning of the electrical installation in the building's shaft."
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