One of the containers in a warehouse at the port of Iskenderun overturned and caught fire for unknown reasons.
A fire broke out in the Mediterranean port of Iskenderun, in southern Turkey, which was affected by the earthquake. This was reported by Haber7.
“An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.7, whose epicenter is located in the Pazardzhik region of Kahramanmarash province, also hit ports in Hatay and Iskenderun regions. After the earthquake, a fire broke out in the port of Iskenderun,” the newspaper reported.
Photos from the scene show that the concrete pavement of the port area has cracked, containers have fallen, been damaged and caught fire in them.
According to CNN Türk, around 17:00, one of the containers in the warehouse at the port of Iskenderun overturned and caught fire for unknown reasons. After seeing the smoke, firefighters intervened at the port and municipality to put out the fire. The fire rose to the sky, in a short time there was panic. The brigades continue to put out the fire,” the TV channel reported.
It will be remembered that on February 6, two earthquakes of magnitude 7.7 and 7.6 on the Richter scale occurred in the southeast of Turkey. According to the latest updated data released by Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay, the number of dead has reached 1,541, injured – 9,733, the number of damaged buildings – 3,471.
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