Fight against fire in Marmaris continues
The response to the fire that broke out in Marmaris last night continues. As the weather brightened, 14 aircraft and 20 helicopters started to fight the flames from the air. “It’s 90 percent sabotage, because the fire started simultaneously at three separate points,” said Marmaris Mayor Mehmet Oktay.
The fire, which started at 20:00 last night, continued in Hisaronu neighborhood of Marmaris district of Muğla. In the morning, the aerial extinguishing works by plane and helicopter started again. The wind, which lost its effect in the morning, is expected to strengthen again at noon.
The burning site was under heavy smoke, while the flames decreased in intensity after aircraft and helicopters made intensive sorties.
Due to the heavy smoke that started in the Bördubet neighborhood and reached the Hisaronu bay at one end and the Değirmenyani neighborhood at the other end, the viewing distance was decreased.
MAYOR OF MARMARIS: 90 PERCENT SABOTAGE
Marmaris Mayor Mehmet Oktay made a statement saying ”90 percent sabotage, because the fire started simultaneously at three separate points. The fact that untouched areas and especially pine honey-friendly environments have been destroyed in this region has caused great sadness in the district.”
4 KILOMETERS FROM THE SETTLEMENTS
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry who made a statement earlier in the morning, said, “At the moment there is a distance of 3.5- 4 kilometers to settlements. Since the moment the fire started, the road-opening works to bring it under control are also being carried out by our forest teams.”
APPROXIMATELY 1400 PERSONNEL WORKING IN THE FIELD
The Disaster and Emergency Management Directorate (AFAD) announced that a total of 1393 personnel, 338 vehicles and 35 construction equipment were deployed, 592 of which were personnel of the General Directorate of Forestry, and 2 mobile base stations were dispatched to the region with the AFAD Mobile Coordination Truck.
At the request of the Mugla Governorate, personnel with water tankers, dozers, loaders, fire fighting vehicles were deployed from the Aksaz Base Command to respond to the fire.
