Turkish perfume warehouse charred by fire that killed six people. Photo: Handout / AFP / Profimedia
Six people died and five were injured, one of them in critical condition, in a fire that broke out Saturday morning in a perfume warehouse in Dilovasi, in the northwest of the country, Turkish authorities announced, according to AFP.
“Six of our fellow citizens lost their lives in a fire that broke out in the Dilovasi district at around 9 am (6 GMT),” Kocaeli province governor Ilhami Aktas, which includes the city of Dilovasi, told Turkish public broadcaster TRT Haber.
“One of the injured is in critical condition due to burns. (…) Four other injured are in a relatively stable condition and are also receiving medical attention,” he added.
“The fire was quickly extinguished. Cooling operations were carried out. Our firefighters, in coordination with the prosecutor's office, are conducting the necessary investigations to determine the causes of the fire,” added the governor.
Two floors of a building used as a warehouse and perfume factory were charred by the fire, the cause of which is not yet known.
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At least six people have been killed and one person injured after a massive inferno tore through a perfume warehouse in Turkey.
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“There was an explosion around 9 o'clock. I looked from the balcony and saw that a colleague's clothes were on fire. I took a garden hose and put out his clothes. Then I saw flames coming out of the factory. There were screams,” a witness told the private NTV station.
An industrial city located approximately 70 km southeast of Istanbul, Dilovasi is home to numerous factories and warehouses, France Presse also notes.
