ANKARA: A blaze erupted early Saturday at a perfume warehouse in an industrial town in northwestern Turkiye housing numerous depots and factories, killing six people and injuring five, officials said.
The fire in Dilovasi was brought under control by firefighters, rescue teams and municipal staff, Ilhami Aktas, the governor of Kocaeli province, told public broadcaster TRT Haber.
“Six of our citizens have unfortunately lost their lives,” Aktas said.
“One of the injured is in a critical condition due to burns,” he said, adding that the fire broke out at 9:00 am (0600 GMT).
“Four others are in relatively stable condition and receiving treatment,” he added.
Aktas said the fire “was rapidly controlled and put out” and added that an investigation had been launched to “determine the cause of the blaze.”
Media reports earlier said two people had been injured.
Two storys of the building used as a depot were destroyed in the fire, images aired by the Turkish NTV channel showed. The origins of the fire were still unclear.
“I heard an explosion... I looked from my balcony and saw that the clothes of a colleague had caught fire. I took a hose and I put the flames out. I then saw flames engulf the factories. There were cries” from the building, a witness told the private NTV channel.
Located around 70 kilometers (43 miles) from Istanbul, Dilovasi is an industrial town hosting numerous depots and factories.
Fire in Turkish perfume warehouse kills six, injures five
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Fire in Turkish perfume warehouse kills six, injures five
- Aktas said the fire “was rapidly controlled and put out” and added that an investigation had been launched
- Two storys of the building used as a depot were destroyed in the fire
Hamas says will give up arms to a Palestinian authority ‘if occupation ends’
- “We accept the deployment of UN forces as a separation force, tasked with monitoring the borders and ensuring compliance with the ceasefire in Gaza,” Hayya says
GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories: Hamas said Saturday it was ready to hand over its weapons in the Gaza Strip to a Palestinian authority governing the territory on the condition that the Israeli army’s occupation ends.
“Our weapons are linked to the existence of the occupation and the aggression,” Hamas chief negotiator and its Gaza chief Khalil Al-Hayya said in a statement, adding: “If the occupation ends, these weapons will be placed under the authority of the state.” Asked by AFP, Hayya’s bureau said he was referring to a sovereign and independent Palestnian state.
“We accept the deployment of UN forces as a separation force, tasked with monitoring the borders and ensuring compliance with the ceasefire in Gaza,” Hayya added, signalling his group’s rejection of the deployment of an international force in the Strip whose mission would be to disarm it.
