09.07.2025 23:31
A fire that broke out in a field in Silivri, Istanbul, spread to a container. An elderly woman who intervened in the fire tragically lost her life. The gendarmerie detained the woman's husband on the grounds that he allegedly started the fire.
A fire that broke out in the field in Silivri, Istanbul, spread to a container. An elderly woman who tried to intervene in the flames lost her life in the fire. Gendarmerie teams detained the woman's husband on the grounds that he started the fire.
FIRE IN AGRICULTURAL LAND SPREAD TO CONTAINER
The fire occurred around 16:30 in the Değirmen Köy area of Balaban Neighborhood in Silivri district. According to the information obtained, a person was trying to burn dry grass when the flames spread to agricultural lands. The fire, which quickly spread to a large area due to the wind, also reached the container located within the agricultural lands.
UNFORTUNATE WOMAN DIED IN THE FIRE
Meanwhile, a woman in the container tried to intervene in the fire. During the intervention, the elderly woman lost her life in the flames. Upon the notification of the fire extinguishing teams, health and gendarmerie teams were dispatched to the area. The health teams that arrived at the scene determined in their initial examination that the woman had lost her life. Following this, the prosecutor arrived at the scene to conduct investigations.
HUSBAND CAUGHT WHILE TRYING TO FLEE
Gendarmerie teams working on the incident caught the deceased woman's husband while he was trying to escape on the grounds that he started the fire. The gendarmerie teams took the individual into custody and brought him to the police station. After the investigation, the woman's body was taken to the Forensic Medicine Institution for an autopsy. The investigation launched regarding the incident is ongoing.