The neighbor described the heartbreaking scene: When we entered the house, all five of them were lying on top of each other.

Five children, aged between 1 and 5, who were left at home by their mother Melisa Akcan after she locked the door behind them to go collect scrap, lost their lives in a fire that broke out from the stove. It was learned that their father, Hakan Akcan, is in prison for a crime.

The incident occurred around 7:00 PM in a single-story house located in the Cumhuriyet neighborhood of Tavşantepe. According to reports, Melisa Akcan, whose husband Hakan Akcan is in prison for a crime and who supports her family by collecting scrap, left her 5 children at home and went out to collect scrap. During this time, a fire broke out due to the stove tipping over. The flames quickly engulfed the entire building, trapping the siblings named Aras Bulut (1), Masal Işık (2), Aslan Miraç (3), Funda Peri Akcan (4), and Fadime Nefes (5) inside.

2 CHILDREN DIED IN HOSPITAL

Citizens in the vicinity who saw the fire reported the situation to the 112 Emergency Call Center. Upon the notification, fire, gendarmerie, and medical teams were dispatched to the address. The fire brigade that arrived at the scene extinguished the fire and brought it under control. Then, the firefighters who entered the house encountered 5 children, some of whom were partially burned. The medical team's examination revealed that 3 of the children had died, while 2 were seriously injured. The 2 children taken to the hospital could not be saved despite the doctors' interventions.

MOTHER LOCKED THE DOOR AND WENT TO COLLECT SCRAP

In the initial investigation regarding the fire, it was determined that the door was locked. The investigation revealed that Melisa Akcan, whose husband is in prison, locked the door on the children and went out to collect scrap to make a living. It was learned that a fire broke out due to the stove tipping over, and that 3 of the children died from poisoning at the scene, while 2 were seriously injured and later died in the hospital.

"SHE SAID SHE WAS GOING TO BUY BREAD FOR THEM"

Yusuf Şahin (57), a neighbor who witnessed the fire, said, "In the evening, the mother went out to collect scrap. Supposedly, she said, 'I am going to buy bread for them.' The electric stove was on inside.

"WE WENT TO CHECK, THE CHILDREN HAD BEEN TAKEN OUT"

The stove tipped over, but no one knows how it tipped over. It was dark, and the light was off inside. While we were in the house, she screamed, 'My children, help!' We went to her voice. We went to check, and the children had been taken out. We saw that all five were lying on top of each other. It was clear they were lifeless. We called the ambulance, and the teams and firefighters came. After that, they intervened and took them to the hospital," he said.