The images of the father who attended the funeral of his 5 children with special permission were heartbreaking.

A tragedy occurred in İzmir last night. The mother, Melisa Sinem Akcan, who went out to collect the money for the scrap she had gathered, lost her five children in a fire that broke out due to an electric heater tipping over. Following the incident that shocked Turkey, the five children were laid to rest in a funeral ceremony. The moments when the father, who attended the ceremony with special permission from prison, embraced his children's coffins devastated those who witnessed it.

FIRE BROKE OUT WHILE THE MOTHER WAS NOT AT HOME

The incident took place in the evening at a house in the Cumhuriyet neighborhood of Selçuk district. According to the information obtained, Melisa Akcan, who made a living by collecting scrap, allegedly left her five children, aged between 1 and 5, at home and went out to collect scrap. While the children were at home, the electric heater used for warmth suddenly tipped over and a fire broke out.

5 SIBLINGS LOST THEIR LIVES

As the fire quickly grew, the house filled with smoke, and the five siblings were trapped inside due to the locked door. Neighbors who noticed the fire alerted the fire department and medical teams. The teams that arrived at the scene intervened in the fire and extinguished it, but they found the lifeless bodies of the siblings named Aras Bulut (1), Masal Işık (2), Aslan Miraç (3), Funda Peri Akcan (4), and Fadime Nefes (5) who were trapped inside.

DEVASTATING FAREWELL FROM THE FATHER WHO CAME OUT WITH SPECIAL PERMISSION FROM PRISON

The five siblings who lost their lives in the fire in İzmir were laid to rest. The imprisoned father was brought to his children's funeral. It was observed that the father, whose hands were handcuffed and who attended the funeral prayer between two gendarmes, had difficulty standing. The moments when the father embraced his children's coffins were heartbreaking.