Citizens who saw smoke rising from the forest area in Sarıseki District of Iskenderun district of Hatay informed the authorities. Many firefighters were dispatched to the scene.
ELECTRICITY FAILURE IN THE CITY-WIDE
According to the information obtained, since the forest fire in Iskenderun surrounded the electricity transmission line, electricity is not given to the city in general.
With the exception of Dörtyol, Erzin, Hassa and Payas districts, there is a power outage in Hatay. It was learned that the electricity would be given after the fire was completely controlled.
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“AIR INTERVENTION CANNOT BE MADE”
Hatay Metropolitan Municipality Fire Department Head Mahir Çiçek made the following statements about the fire;
* Fires in Payas Karayılan and Dörtyol Rabat neighborhoods were extinguished. The fire in İskenderun Denizciler continues.
* Support was requested from Adana and Gaziantep. While the fire in Mersin Anamur continued, we could not get air support.
* There is strong wind in the area. We haven’t received air support yet.
“IT MAY BE IMPOSSIBLE, DO NOT CONSIDER THAT”
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Bekir Pakdemirli went to Hatay in the evening to examine the area about the fire that broke out in the forest area in İskenderun district and threatened the surrounding houses.
Minister Pakdemirli inspected the fire area from the air with a helicopter and received information about the fire. Pakdemirli later made statements to press members.
“NO SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE SETTLEMENTS”
Stating that the fire did not cause any significant damage to the settlements, Pakdemirli said:
* Of course, the harsh geographical conditions and the continuing road building activities in the region are a little more challenging our working conditions, but I hope our friends are working on getting them under control as soon as possible.
* As of today, the Forestry Organization fought 17 fires, 14 fires and 3 agricultural fires in our country. All but 2 are under control, cooling activities continue.
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“FLYING NEIGHBORHOOD IS EMPTY”
Providing information about the forest fire in Anamur district of Mersin, Pakdemirli said, “As of now, fire extinguishing activities continue with 96 sprinklers, 5 dozers and 400 personnel. Uçarı Mahallesi in Anamur district was evacuated for a measure. “What we can say about the fire is that it is getting better, but it is not yet possible to take it under control.”
“NO SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE SETTLEMENTS”
Pakdemirli answered a question about the possibility of sabotage fires as follows:
* I hope our friends are working on getting it under control as soon as possible. There may be a possibility of sabotage, this should not be ignored, but no link has been found.
This is why our focus is on the fire extinguishing right now. Our law enforcement officers, our governor’s office are already doing a multi-faceted investigation about him, but there are no clues or links found so far.
* The fire does not cause any significant damage to settlements. It is said that there is a minor damage in one house.
On the other hand, Iskenderun Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office launched an investigation into the forest fire in the district.
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TANKER WITH EXPLOSIVE BRAKE, HIT 13 CAR AND STOP
For an unknown reason, the brake of the tanker carrying water to the fire zone exploded. The tanker, which got out of its driver’s control, crashed into 13 vehicles in Denizciler Mahallesi.
Police and medical teams were dispatched to the battlefield after the accident. While there was no loss of life in the accident, 1 person was injured.
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