Wildfires fanned by strong winds blaze in western Turkey

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STORY: :: A forest fire in Turkey forces evacuations

while authorities fight the blaze

:: Izmir, Turkey

:: August 16, 2024

:: Kemal Kaya@YoldaOlmak

Eyewitness footage captured on Friday (August 16) showed a fire burning near an apartment complex.

Reuters was able to confirm the location of the videos from the structure and the color of the buildings which matched file imagery of the apartment complex. The date was verified by the original file metadata.

The fire in Izmir started late on Thursday (August 15) for unknown reasons, as firefighters already worked to contain three separate fires in northwestern Turkey.

Izmir Governor Suleyman Elban said the fire continued in between four and five different areas despite efforts to contain it, adding that a village had been evacuated.