A thousand acres of wheat fields were reduced to ashes in the fire that broke out in Bingöl.
According to the information obtained, flames broke out in a field in the rural area of Büyüktekören village of Genç district for an unknown reason. The fire quickly spread to other cultivated lands. Upon notice, teams from the fire brigade, the Forest Management Directorate and the Special Provincial Administration were dispatched to the region. As a result of the interventions made with 4 water sprinklers, 6 fire trucks, 7 work machines and 60 personnel, the fire was taken under control and extinguished. It was reported that approximately a thousand acres of wheat were reduced to ashes as a result of the fire.
The investigation into the outbreak of the fire continues. - BINGOL