DM: Fire at Turkiye’s Iskenderun Port extinguished

Fire in the containers that overturned after the earthquake in the Iskenderun Port continues in Hatay, after 7.7 and 7.6 magnitude earthquakes hit Kahramanmaras, Turkiye on February 7, 2023 [Sezgin Pancar/Anadolu Agency]

A fire that engulfed hundreds of shipping containers at Turkiye's Iskenderun Port, after massive earthquakes in the region, have been extinguished, the Defence Ministry said on Tuesday, but it was not clear when operations would resume at the port, Reuters reports. Turkiye's maritime authority said on Monday that the port, located on the Mediterranean coast in the southern province of Hatay, was damaged due to the earthquake that struck Turkiye and neighbouring Syria. Drone footage showed fierce flames blackening hundreds of containers on the dock, with water jets from a fire truck dwarfed by the scale of the blaze that broke out on Monday. Thick black smoke billowed into the sky. Turkish shipping agency, Tribeca, said earlier on Tuesday some cargo areas of Limak Port […] Source

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