14.08.2026 00:10
In the Seyhan district of Adana, ASKİ teams who came to open a sewer left their sewage truck running and went to a coffeehouse for tea, causing a disaster in the neighborhood. In the fire that broke out in the vehicle and spread to the houses, residents barely escaped with their lives, and the Adana Chief Public Prosecutor's Office launched an investigation into the incident.
Due to a sewage blockage in the Tellidere Neighborhood of Adana's Seyhan district, citizens called the Adana Water and Sewerage Administration (ASKI) teams, affiliated with the Adana Metropolitan Municipality, to the area. The arriving teams began work to clean the sewage in the street using a sewer truck.
THEY LEFT THE SEWER TRUCK RUNNING AND WENT FOR TEA, A FIRE BROKE OUT
According to the claim, during this time, the teams left the sewer truck running and went to a coffeehouse for tea. Meanwhile, a fire broke out in the truck for an undetermined reason. As the fire quickly grew, Ömer Süzgen and his family barely managed to get out of their house and save their lives because the truck was parked in front of their home when the fire started.
DAMAGE OCCURRED IN MANY HOMES
Upon the reports of those around, firefighter teams were dispatched to the area. While the teams extinguished the fire, damage occurred in many homes in the neighborhood. On the other hand, the neighborhood residents, who panicked due to the fire, poured into the street. Those moments were captured moment by moment.
"MY WIFE AND CHILDREN BARELY SAVED THEMSELVES"
Ömer Süzgen, a local resident, described that the fire broke out while the teams went for tea, saying, "There is constant blockage here, and they do this every time they come. Eventually, a fire broke out, and my wife and children barely saved themselves. We are filing a complaint. There is damage to my house." Another neighborhood resident said, "The driver of this truck went to the coffeehouse for tea. Meanwhile, a fire broke out. The man has no idea."
CHIEF PUBLIC PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE LAUNCHED AN INVESTIGATION
On the other hand, the Adana Chief Public Prosecutor's Office launched an investigation into the incident.