09.11.2026 15:01
A fire broke out in the apartment on the top floor of a 3-storey building in the Mut district of Mersin. S.Ş., aged 7, who was in the house, escaped by jumping onto a carpet that citizens held open below. The child, who was learned to have burns on his back, was first taken to the district state hospital and then referred to Mersin. The fire was extinguished by fire crews, and the investigation is ongoing.
During a fire that broke out in a house in the Mut district of Mersin, a 7-year-old girl saved herself by jumping from the 3rd floor onto a carpet held open by citizens.
FIRE BROKE OUT IN THE APARTMENT ON THE TOP FLOOR
The fire occurred in a 3-story building next to Şehit Ahmet Ersoy Middle School in the Kültür neighborhood of the district. According to information obtained, a fire broke out for an as-yet unknown reason in the apartment belonging to D.Ş. on the top floor. Those who saw the smoke notified the fire crews.
SHE JUMPED ONTO THE CARPET OPENED BELOW
During the fire, the 7-year-old girl S.Ş., who was in the house, saved herself by jumping onto a carpet held open by citizens. The child, who was learned to have burns on her back, was taken by ambulance first to the district state hospital and then transferred to Mersin.
Teams from the Mersin Metropolitan Municipality Mut Fire Department arrived at the scene and responded to the fire. An investigation is ongoing regarding the fire, which was extinguished as a result of the fire department's intervention.