İZBAŞ THANKS FIREFIGHTING TEAMS

• İZBAŞ THANKS FIREFIGHTING TEAMS
• İZBAŞ GENERAL MANAGER H. GÜRSEL BAHÇIVANCILAR:
• “THE FIRE, WHICH STARTED YESTERDAY AT AROUND 16:00 IN THE GRASSLAND ADJACENT TO İZBAŞ AND SPREAD RAPIDLY, WAS EXTINGUISHED THANKS TO THE DEDICATION AND COORDINATED WORK OF THE TEAMS.”

The fire, which started at around 16:00 on Sunday, 28 June, in the grassland adjacent to the boundaries of the İzmir Free Zone and grew rapidly within a short time due to strong winds, was extinguished through the efforts of the air and ground units of the General Directorate of Forestry, the İzmir Metropolitan Municipality Fire Department, the 112 Emergency Aid Organization, teams of İZSU and Menemen Municipality, and İZBAŞ personnel.

Thanking all the teams that worked with dedication in bringing the fire under control and extinguishing it, H. Gürsel Bahçıvancılar, General Manager of İZBAŞ İzmir Free Zone Founder and Operator Inc., said, “Thanks to the rapid intervention and dedicated and coordinated work of all the teams, the fire was prevented from spreading to the industrial facilities in our Free Zone, and a possible industrial fire was averted. Cooling and control operations are continuing in the area affected by the fire, and our firefighting teams remain on standby.” 

Recalling that the road connecting the Seyrek and Maltepe Neighborhoods of Menemen district is heavily used, especially on weekends, on the access route to Eski Foça, Bahçıvancılar warned citizens to avoid mistakes and carelessness that could cause a fire.