23.07.2026 17:31
The bodies of 4 workers from Hatay who lost their lives in a fire that broke out in their apartment in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, were brought to their hometown after official procedures. The bodies will be buried tomorrow in the Samandağ district following autopsies.
The bodies of 4 workers who lost their lives in a fire in an apartment building in the capital of Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, were brought to their hometown, Hatay.
WORKERS' BODIES BROUGHT TO THEIR HOMETOWN
On the evening of July 17, a fire broke out in an apartment building in the Al-Nasim neighborhood of Riyadh. The fire was extinguished by firefighting teams. Investigations determined that workers Erkan Bent, Salih Çakır, Sinan Çay, and Ali Şahin Elma, who had gone from Hatay to Riyadh for work, lost their lives.
After official procedures in Saudi Arabia, the workers' bodies were brought to their hometown, Hatay, by air and taken to the morgue for autopsy. It was stated that the bodies will be buried in the Samandağ district tomorrow after the autopsies.