```html
Emrah Us, the excavator operator conducting a ground survey in the warehouse section of a ketchup factory located in the Aktaş area of Uluabat village in the Karacabey district of Bursa, noticed gas mixed with water after digging approximately 20 meters. The excavator operator immediately informed the authorities. Following the report, gendarmerie and BOTAŞ teams arrived at the scene. The teams conducting the investigation determined that the gas was 80% natural gas. "BURNING FOR 52 HOURS"Teams that partially worked left the construction site after their operations. Some citizens began to gather around the burning natural gas to warm themselves. Uluabat Village Head Ramazan Hamamcı, who heats with wood and has no natural gas infrastructure, said, "The teams worked here but left after a while. The gas here has been burning for about 52 hours. If there were a disaster here, who would be held accountable? Similar incidents have occurred at several points in the village before. There is no natural gas in our village. The oil and gas pipelines are also on a different route." "I THREW PAPER AND IT CAUGHT FIRE"The worker who found the natural gas, Emrah Us, stated, "I was conducting a ground survey to arrange the warehouse section of the construction site. After digging about 20 meters, I noticed a gas mixed with water. At first, I thought it was just water siphoning, but when it intensified, I threw paper. When it started to burn, I informed the authorities. They conducted an investigation here and determined that it was 80% natural gas."
```
|