The flames rising from Bodrum were brought under control in 18 hours! The destruction of 100 hectares became apparent at dawn.

The flames rising from Bodrum were brought under control in 18 hours! The destruction of 100 hectares became apparent at dawn.

10.07.2024 09:42

The fire that broke out in the forest in Bodrum district of Muğla was brought under control after 18 hours of struggle. Aerial vehicles started cooling operations in the steep terrain. The aftermath of the fire was captured from the air. A total of 100 hectares of land turned into ashes in the forest fire.

The fire that broke out in the forested area in Bodrum district of Muğla was brought under control with difficulty through aerial and ground intervention. The aftermath of the fire was captured from the air at dawn.

DOZENS OF VEHICLES AND CREWS MOBILIZED

The forested area in Bodrum's Pınarbelen neighborhood was engulfed in flames around 14:15 yesterday. The fire, the cause of which could not be determined, was intervened with 8 planes, 10 helicopters, 2 gendarmerie helicopters, 2 helicopters belonging to the Land Forces, 120 fire trucks, 50 fire brigade vehicles, 1 National Medical Rescue Team (UMKE) vehicle, 2 ambulances, 5 TOMA vehicles belonging to the gendarmerie and police, 16 water tankers, and 500 personnel.

Flames rising from Bodrum under control in 18 hours! 100 hectares of damage revealed at dawn

FIGHTING FROM THE AIR AND GROUND

As the wind intensified, aerial vehicles made hundreds of sorties to fight the flames from progressing towards Etrim Village Sevda Hill. On the ground, forest workers and fire brigade teams fought the flames by carrying hoses for meters in steep terrain for kilometers.

Flames rising from Bodrum under control in 18 hours! 100 hectares of damage revealed at dawn

OFFICIALS ARRIVED AT THE SCENE

Muğla Governor İdris Akbıyık, Muğla Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ahmet Aras, Bodrum Governor Mustafa Çit, and Bodrum Mayor Tamer Mandalinci visited the scene and conducted inspections.

Flames rising from Bodrum under control in 18 hours! 100 hectares of damage revealed at dawn

WORK CONTINUED UNINTERRUPTED

While the fire was being extinguished in the 18th hour, a fire-fighting helicopter took off from the runway of Muğla Forest Regional Directorate Güvercinlik Gökçeler Fire Management Center and conducted cooling operations in the Etrim area of Pınarlıbelen neighborhood with the first light of the morning.

Flames rising from Bodrum under control in 18 hours! 100 hectares of damage revealed at dawn

100 HECTARES OF LAND TURNED TO ASHES

The footage included numerous planes and helicopters fighting the fire from the air, as well as fire trucks and forest workers conducting extinguishing and cooling operations on the ground. Meanwhile, it was reported that 100 hectares of land were damaged in the fire, which was brought under control in the morning hours.

Flames rising from Bodrum under control in 18 hours! 100 hectares of damage revealed at dawn
Flames rising from Bodrum under control in 18 hours! 100 hectares of damage revealed at dawn
Flames rising from Bodrum under control in 18 hours! 100 hectares of damage revealed at dawn
Photo: Sözcü
Flames rising from Bodrum under control in 18 hours! 100 hectares of damage revealed at dawn
Photo: Sözcü
Flames rising from Bodrum under control in 18 hours! 100 hectares of damage revealed at dawn

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