15.09.2025 09:53
A 10-year-old child in a supermarket in Bursa caused a fire by leaving a label he ignited with a lighter on top of some napkins. The fire that broke out in the aisle was extinguished by the fire department before it could spread. The incident was captured on security cameras. The police have launched an investigation to apprehend the child.
A 10-year-old child in Bursa set fire to a label he tore off a shelf in a supermarket and left it on some napkins. The aisle, which was quickly engulfed in flames, was extinguished by the intervention of the fire department, and those moments were captured by security cameras.
The incident occurred yesterday around 2:30 PM at a branch of a chain supermarket located on Fatih Sultan Mehmet Street in the Nilüfer district. The child who came to the supermarket tore off a label from the aisle where the napkins were located. After igniting the label with a lighter, the child left it among the products and ran away from the supermarket.
TEAMS WERE DISPATCHED
With the napkins catching fire quickly, the aisle was filled with smoke. Upon the employees' notification, fire, police, and medical teams were dispatched to the scene. Thanks to the rapid intervention of the fire department, the fire was brought under control before it could spread.
THE CAMERA RECORDED EVERYTHING
While some products were damaged in the fire, material damage occurred in the supermarket. The arson moment was captured second by second by the workplace's security camera, while police teams began efforts to apprehend the child.