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Residents of Izmir, a city of millions on Turkey’s Aegean coast, spent an anxious night.
Yesterday at noon, the fire covered the districts of Kashaka, Bairakel and Chili, due to strong winds. According to local media reports, the fire first broke out in the wooded area near Kashaka and then spread to other communities. For several hours, the struggle to control the fire element continued.
From the footage broadcast on television, it can be seen that the fire has covered the roof of the residential building of the “Toki” complex built by the National Housing and Urban-Rural Development Agency.
“We literally live in a fiery inferno,” one woman told reporters in tears.
Another woman said the sky above the city was lit up by flames throughout the night. In various parts of the city, trees were burning like torches. Some people reported that ash was falling on their heads.
“Our lungs are burning,” the local newspaper wrote.
TRT correspondent in Izmir Dugu Tailan commented that since 2007, Izmir could not remember a fiery tragedy like last night.
A total of 78 people were injured and received treatment. The Turkish Ministry of Health reported that 29 of them are still receiving treatment. Ten ambulances and dozens of rescue teams were dispatched.
Five aircraft, six helicopters, 24 bulldozers, seven water tankers and more than 2,500 people were involved in the firefighting effort.
The Kasiaka municipality sent a message to citizens in the code “Emergency”: “We call on all companies with water tanks, firefighting and construction equipment to provide these equipment to control the fire.”
“The fire destroyed 16 homes and forced the evacuation of 87 homes and 47 workplaces.”, said Turkey’s Agriculture and Forestry Minister Ibrahim Yumakil, who arrived in Izmir last night. An investigation has been planned to determine the cause of the fire in Izmir.
Haberle told Minister Jumakle that several people had started a fire while having a picnic, which may have been the cause of the fire. Six people have been detained by the police and three others are wanted.
“A total of 72 fires have broken out in various regions of Turkey over the past 24 hours,” the minister told TRT Haber. “69 of these fires have been brought under control. Six of the fires that broke out two days ago are still burning at full force.”
The situation is worrying as fire control continues for the third day in Goynuk village of Bolu district as well as in Aydin, Mugla and Manisa.
“A total of 3,583 people have been evacuated to safe locations,” Yumakru noted. “Low humidity, high temperatures and strong winds in these counties create an environment conducive to fire. We need to remain vigilant and prepared until around September 15,” he said.
Dozens of aircraft, helicopters, fire trucks, water tankers, bulldozers, the Military Police and the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) and more than 2,500 firefighters are involved in fighting the fire.
The material damage is still to be calculated, but tens of thousands of acres of forest and grassland are believed to have been reduced to ash in recent days.
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