A forest fire broke out in the Kaplancık neighborhood of İzmir. After residents noticed smoke rising and reported it, teams were dispatched and immediately began battling the flames.
Four planes, six helicopters, 25 fire trucks, six water tankers, three bulldozers and numerous forestry workers from the İzmir Regional Directorate of Forestry were deployed to bring the fire under control. The first response was made within nine minutes of the report.
Efforts to bring the fire under control are ongoing.