A fire broke out for an undetermined reason in a forested area in Yaraş, a neighborhood of Muğla’s Menteşe district. The flames, which grew rapidly amid strong winds, spread to the Armutçuk neighborhood in the Ula district.
Following the alert, aerial and ground vehicles affiliated with the Muğla Regional Directorate of Forestry, along with firefighting teams, were dispatched to the area. The fire is being tackled with 7 planes, 13 helicopters, 32 firefighting vehicles, 7 bulldozers, 62 water tankers, 12 pieces of heavy machinery and 232 personnel.
Evacuation efforts in the area are being supported by 11 vehicles and ambulances. Because of the fire, a total of 3 homes—2 in Menteşe and 1 in Ula—were evacuated; 3 cattle and 100 small livestock were taken to safe areas.
Muğla Governor İdris Akbıyık said teams were working intensively from the air and on the ground to bring the fire under control. Strong winds affected the area.
Traffic on the Muğla-Denizli highway is being maintained under controlled conditions because of the fire.
The fire in Serik has been brought under control
The fire that started a day earlier in the Akbaş neighborhood of Antalya’s Serik district was tackled throughout the night with 75 firefighting vehicles, 3 pieces of heavy machinery, 450 personnel and firefighting workers.
Gendarmerie units took security measures to allow teams to continue their work more easily and to maintain safety in the area. Commando units also supported the measures.
With the first light of day, aerial vehicles rejoined firefighting efforts in Serik. The General Directorate of Forestry said the fire that started in a non-forested area in Serik had been brought under control, while efforts to tackle the fire in Menteşe continued from the air and on the ground.
