In progress it is on Friday noon (08.08.2025) large fire in the province Turkeywith flames approaching residential areas.
Due to the intensity of the fire and the dense smoke, navigation was interrupted in the straits of the Dardanelles in Turkey, and an evacuation order for a hospital and a nursing home has already been ordered. Residents are preventively removed from threatened areas.
The fire broke out around 13:30 near the village of Sariseli, 10 kilometers southeast of the city of Dardanelles.
A video published on social networks show the extent of the fire, which has already approached urban areas.
Massive Out-of-Control forest fire in Çanakkale, #Turkey pic.twitter.com/aha494NTS0
— Uncensored News (@Uncensorednewsw) August 8, 2025
#BREAKING#Alert
Devastating Forest Fire Engulfs Residential Areas in Çanakkale,#Turkey!Emergency services scramble to contain blaze as homes and lives threatened. #TurkeyWildfires #An #ForestFire #LaCasadelosfamosmx #BB27 #Humaidan Al -Turki #LingOrm #news pic.twitter.com/BissbzqCTW
— GlobalFeedX (@GlobalFeedX) August 8, 2025
Massive out of control forest fire in Çanakkale, Turkey now…pic.twitter.com/VZRNTeyorW
— Volcaholic (@volcaholic1) August 8, 2025
Very strong winds blow in the area, which makes it difficult to extinguish efforts.