In the past years, there have been large-scale forest fires in our country and all over the world. After these fires, some of which took days or weeks to extinguish, many living things lost their lives, and we were all burned inside, along with the forests.
Unfortunately, there were also fears yesterday and with the arrival of summer, we were faced with the news of another forest fire. The fire, which started in the Foça district of İzmir, started to spread in a short time. It was also stated that a fire broke out in Karaburun district.
The source of the fire has not yet been determined
Although the forest fires that started in Foça and then in Karaburun district were noticed in a short time, unfortunately the fire grew gradually with the effect of the wind. It was reported that the fire was intervened with the helicopters dispatched to the regions.
In the fires that started yesterday, the extinguishing efforts were accelerated with 2 extinguishing planes, 3 helicopters, 15 sprinklers and 3 dozers sent to the region. It was stated that the cause of the frightening fires has not been determined yet.
Fires under control
According to the news, the fires that started yesterday in Izmir were brought under control as a result of intensive work. In the statements, it was stated that the fire in Foça was brought under control yesterday, and the fire in Karaburun 15 hours later . After dark yesterday, the fire extinguishing works of the teams on the ground continued; Stating that the air support started again with the lightening of the sky today, the authorities stated that the frightening fire in Karaburun was extinguished. In addition, it was reported that 42 hectares of land were damaged in the fire, and it was reported that the cooling works in the region continue.
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