Environment
Efforts to Control the Forest Fire, Which Started Yesterday Morning in Üzümlü District, Continue on the Second Day.
A forest fire broke out in Kaş district of Antalya.
News summary
- The fire is being intervened from the air and land.
- A fire broke out in the forest area in Üzümlü District of Antalya's Kaş district for an unknown reason.
- Upon notice, Antalya Regional Forestry Directorate and fire brigades were directed to the region.
- In the first stage, 6 helicopters, 3 planes, 14 water tankers, 5 water supply vehicles, 2 first response vehicles and 135 forest workers are fighting the fire.
The forest fire that broke out yesterday in Antalya's Kaş district is being intervened by air and land. Efforts to control the forest fire, which started yesterday morning in Üzümlü District, continue on the second day. In the region with steep, sloping and rocky terrain, land teams fought hard to control the fire throughout the night, despite the difficult conditions.
The fire is being responded to by 26 sprinklers, 9 water supply vehicles, 5 first response vehicles and 155 technical personnel and fire workers. With the first light of the morning, helicopters and planes began to support the work from the air. The teams' efforts to control the fire continue from the air and on the ground.
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Source: Hürriyet Gündem
