Fire in İskenderun Port not yet put out, broke out yesterday in the toppled containers

The fire that broke out in the toppled containers has not yet been put out and it continues.

Two major earthquakes hit Türkiye yesterday (February 6), one only 10 hours the first one very early in the morning.

The 7.7 and 7.6 magnitude earthquakes centered in Pazarcık and Elbistan in Maraş province caused destruction in 10 provinces.

Many containers in the İskenderun International Port toppled in the earthquake. A fire broke out in the containers in the following hours which continued throughout the night. The reason why the fire broke out is not yet identified.

The smoke from the fire can be seen from many points of İskenderun. [video TASS]
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*** The death toll in Turkey from a massive 7.8-magnitude earthquake rose to 2,921, the country’s relief agency AFAD announced Tuesday.

The new count brings the confirmed death toll in Turkey and neighboring Syria to 4,365, after a quake considered to be the strongest to hit the region in nearly a century.
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Earthquake Kills at Least 4.365 in Turkey and Syria, aftershocks at least 7.5 magnitude, Updates:
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