Forest fire continuing for 5 days in Turkiye taken under control

Forest fire continuing for 5 days in Turkiye taken under control
# 25 June 2022 12:18 (UTC +04:00)

Forest fire continuing for 5 days in the Marmara region of Turkiye taken under control, said Turkiye's Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Vahit Kirisci, APA reports.

He said that cooling work will continue throughout the day and in the coming days.

46 helicopters, 3 from Qatar and 15 firefighting planes, 1 from Azerbaijan, including 4,587 firefighters were involved in extinguishing the fire.

A man suspected of arson has been detained. A person who admitted his act said that he drank due to an argument with his family and then started a fire.

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