15.07.2026 19:54
A fire lit in Bolu to extract the iron frame from a scrap sofa turned into a massive blaze due to the wind. Flames from the sofa reached a 10-acre planted wheat field, which was completely reduced to ashes. Fire crews prevented the fire from spreading to surrounding areas, while police launched an operation to apprehend the suspects.
Flames from a scrap sofa, set on fire by unidentified irresponsible individuals in Bolu to sell the iron inside, completely reduced a 10-decare wheat field to ashes.
THEY SET THE SOFA ON FIRE TO GET THE IRON FRAME INSIDE
The fire occurred in an agricultural area located in the İnce Köprü Street area of Seyit District. According to the information obtained, unidentified individuals set a scrap sofa on fire in an empty area ahead of the field, where garbage and rubble were dumped, to obtain the iron frame inside. The flames rising from the sofa, fueled by the wind, quickly spread to the dry grass around. The flames, igniting the grass, rapidly spread and reached the adjacent cultivated wheat field.
10-DECARE WHEAT FIELD TURNED TO ASH
Nearby citizens, noticing the thick smoke and flames rising from the field, reported the situation to the 112 Emergency Call Center in great panic. Upon the notification, fire brigade and police teams were quickly dispatched to the scene. Following an intense intervention by the fire brigade, the flames were brought under control and extinguished before spreading to other nearby lands. Afterwards, cooling work was carried out in the area. As a result of the fire, a 10-decare wheat field was completely burned and rendered unusable. Police teams launched an investigation to identify the individuals who caused the fire.
"IF IT WERE MY FIELD, I WOULD WANT THEM TO COVER MY DAMAGES"
Saniye Gül, who was in a nearby field at the time of the fire, said, "We were harvesting our barley with a combine harvester at that moment. About half an hour earlier, jet-black smoke started rising from there. I told those around me, 'I think a field is burning.' They said to me, 'They are probably burning cables.' When I came home, I learned that a fire had actually broken out and I rushed back here. If it were my field, I would want those who did this to cover my damages in full. I didn't see anyone, but I saw that black smoke," she said.