Jungle fire This is broken out in Al Ula District of Mugla, southwest Turkey on Tuesday night was dominated early Wednesday.
The fire that broke out From an unknown source as of now, spread quickly in Gökova, Kozlukuyu and Ataköy, threatening nearby residential areas.
However, it was quickly brought under control by local municipal firefighters and forest workers of the provincial directorate of Forestry.
More than 400 forest workers and firefighters, using 37 machine guns, 19 water supply vehicles, 23 ground crews, and six The bulldozers worked all night.
In the first light of Today, eight helicopters and five planes joined efforts and fire It was controlled.
Mugla Governor Orhan Taveli told Anadolu Agency that the teams’ immediate and effective response throughout the night reduced the damage.
The fire Originated in Kozlukuyu . district of Zhukova region at night, according to preliminary estimates, was damaged over 50 hectares (500,000 square meters) of The forests were brought under control on Wednesday morning.
Local authorities launched an investigation into the accident.