29.07.2025 17:18
While efforts to extinguish the fire that broke out between the Orhaneli and Harmancık districts of Bursa continue, citizens noticed a suspect trying to set the forest on fire. The suspect, who was attempting to ignite the bushes, fled on foot upon seeing the gendarmerie and the citizens, and managed to evade capture.
While the teams continue their heroic intervention in the fire that broke out between the Orhaneli and Harmancık districts of Bursa, citizens in the rural Çakmak neighborhood noticed a suspect trying to set the bushes on fire across the road.
THE SUSPECT FLED UPON SEEING THE GENDARMERIE AND CITIZENS
Seeing the gendarmerie and citizens approaching, the suspect began to run away from the scene. After being chased for a while by the gendarmerie teams and citizens, the suspect lost their trail, and those moments were captured on a mobile phone camera. In the footage, voices saying "Stop" and "They are here" were heard.
4 PEOPLE WERE DETAINED
As part of the investigation launched regarding the fire caused by fireworks in one of the central districts of Bursa, 4 people were detained. The Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office made an official statement regarding the incident. In the statement made by the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, the following was stated: "Upon the instruction of our Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, the officers of the Bursa Provincial Police Department's Central Police Station detained the suspects S.D., A.K., M.B., and M.A. on 28.07.2025 for causing a fire by launching fireworks. It is announced to the public with respect that the investigation is being conducted meticulously, and information will be provided regarding the progress and outcome of the investigation."