26.06.2025 00:00
The fire that broke out in the Aliağa district of İzmir and spread to the forested area in Foça due to the wind is still being intervened. Some animal shelters in the Ilıpınar neighborhood were damaged due to the fire, and approximately 20 houses were evacuated as a precaution.
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Efforts to extinguish the fire that broke out for an undetermined reason in the forested area in the Horozgediği neighborhood of Aliağa district in İzmir at 12:36 are ongoing.
AIR AND GROUND INTERVENTION HAS BEGUN
Due to the strong winds, 7 planes, 14 helicopters, 24 water trucks, 16 water supply vehicles, 6 bulldozers, 2 construction machines, 6 water cannons, 112 emergency medical teams, security teams, gendarmerie teams, and fire brigade teams, totaling 450 personnel, continued to intervene to control the growing flames.
THE FIRE HAS SPREAD TOWARDS FOÇA
The fire quickly spread to the Ilıpınar neighborhood of Foça district due to the wind.
20 HOUSES HAVE BEEN EVACUATED
The headman of Ilıpınar neighborhood, Selçuk Tabaklı, stated that the teams' intervention in the fire is ongoing. Tabaklı said, "Due to the fire, which has increased in intensity because of the wind, some animal shelters have been damaged. Approximately 20 houses have been evacuated for safety reasons."
WORK CONTINUES ON THE GROUND
Efforts to control the flames continue only from the ground as night falls.
MINISTER YUMAKLI IS MONITORING
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry İbrahim Yumaklı is monitoring the fire intervention efforts at the Fire Management Center of the General Directorate of Forestry (OGM). According to a statement from the ministry, Yumaklı received information about the current status of the fire from OGM General Director Bekir Karacabey and also spoke with İzmir Governor Süleyman Elban by phone.
GOVERNOR ELBAN'S STATEMENT
İzmir Governor Süleyman Elban stated in a post on social media that they are making intense efforts to control the fire with the support of all institutions and conveyed his "get well soon" wishes to the citizens affected by the fire.
Source: AA / İHA
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