Istanbul Governor Davut Gul said that the fire that broke out in the forest area of the city on Saturday evening was extinguished. This has been reported DEA News.
A fire broke out on Saturday evening in a forest area in Maltepe district of Istanbul. A large number of teams from the Forestry and Fire Department were sent to the fire area.
“The forest fire in the Maltepe region has been extinguished,” said Gul.
On the afternoon of August 26, a fire broke out. started In the forest area of Istanbul, flames were approaching the buildings.
It was previously reported that the forest fire in Çanakkale lasted 11 hours.
The fire could not be brought under control for a long time. Minister of Agriculture and Forestry İbrahim Yumaklı said that the authorities were preparing for the worst scenario. 8 aircraft, 26 helicopters and nearly 180 equipment took part in extinguishing the fire. 1104 people were evacuated from 10 settlements.
Before that, due to a forest fire, the Dardanelles Strait was closed to the passage of ships going in the direction of the Marmara Sea.
ex firefighters extinct The burning car on the Plevako embankment.