04.11.2026 12:51
In the Pamukkale district of Denizli, 26-year-old Raziye Şenocak, who works as a cashier at a market, saved a 10-year-old female student who was choking on candy by performing the Heimlich maneuver. Those moments were captured by the market’s security camera. Less than 24 hours after the incident, a fire—believed to have been caused by an electrical short circuit—broke out at Şenocak’s home, and the house became unusable. Neighborhood residents and the market owner supported Şenocak, all of whose belongings burned.
In Pamukkale, a cashier saved a primary school student who had a piece of candy lodged in her windpipe with the Heimlich maneuver. The cashier, who saved a child's life, was shaken the next day when her house burned down.
A PIECE OF CANDY WENT DOWN HER THROAT, AND SHE COULD NOT BREATHE
On October 20, in Tekke Neighborhood, a piece of candy eaten by a 10-year-old female student who came to the market became lodged in her windpipe. Cashier Raziye Şenocak, noticing the child having difficulty breathing, immediately ran to her side.
SHE SAVED HER WITH THE HEIMLICH MANEUVER
Şenocak, wrapping her arms around the student's waist and performing the Heimlich maneuver, removed the candy and enabled the child to breathe comfortably again. Those moments were recorded second by second by the workplace's security camera.
HER HOUSE BURNED DOWN BEFORE 24 HOURS HAD PASSED
Şenocak, a married mother of a 2-year-old child living in Tekke Neighborhood, learned that a fire had broken out in her house while she was working at the market, less than 24 hours after the incident. Şenocak ran home and helplessly watched the flames engulf her single-story house. The fire, which was extinguished by fire crews, was assessed to have started from an electrical contact. The house was left unusable in the fire.
NEIGHBORS AND THE MARKET OWNER STOOD BY HER
Neighborhood residents and the owner of the market where she worked supported Şenocak, whose belongings had all burned. While a house was rented for Şenocak, the family began to build a new life with donated items.
“I WAS AFRAID OF EARTHQUAKES, BUT MY HOUSE WAS LOST TO FIRE”
Describing what she experienced, Şenocak said, “That day was a different and strange day for me. While I was saving a life on the one hand, my life changed on the other when my house burned down.” Şenocak, who said that her belongings, books, photographs and memories were destroyed in the fire, stated that they wanted to rebuild the house but did not have the financial means. Şenocak said, “The neighborhood residents stood by us, we rented a house. We are trying to build a life again. It was an unexpected event; I was afraid of earthquakes, but my house was lost to fire.”