Pregnant woman and 5 kids die in container fire in Turkey
Key Takeaways
- Seven-month pregnant Syrian woman and her five children died in a container fire.
- Her husband is fighting for his life after the blaze.
- Fire occurred in containers housing agricultural workers near a southwestern Antalya resort.
Incident and victims
A pregnant Syrian woman and her five young children died when a fire ripped through containers housing agricultural workers near the southwestern Antalya resort, the governor and media reports said on Friday.
“Pregnant woman and 5 kids die in container fire in Turkey The 27-year-old mother was seven months pregnant, with her husband fighting for his life after the blaze A pregnant Syrian woman and her five young children died when a fire ripped through containers housing agricultural workers near the southwestern Antalya resort, the governor and media reports said on Friday”
DHA news agency said the 27-year-old mother was seven months pregnant, with her husband fighting for his life after the blaze.
Casualties and injuries
Antalya Governor Hulusi Sahin said the fire ripped through several containers where greenhouse workers were living in Kepez district, just north of Antalya.
“Three containers caught fire, and we lost a mother and five children aged between four and nine,” he told reporters standing in front of the charred remains of a container and a burnt-out car.
Five others were injured in the blaze, one of whom had sustained “life-threatening injuries”, he said.
Timing and context
DHA said the fire broke out in the northern Gaziler neighbourhood at around 1.30am, with local leader Suleyman Kaplan saying the victims were from a family of Syrian agricultural workers.
“Pregnant woman and 5 kids die in container fire in Turkey The 27-year-old mother was seven months pregnant, with her husband fighting for his life after the blaze A pregnant Syrian woman and her five young children died when a fire ripped through containers housing agricultural workers near the southwestern Antalya resort, the governor and media reports said on Friday”
The tragedy occurred as Turkey began celebrating the three-day Bayram holiday to mark the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.
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