Wildfire reaches coal-fueled power plant in Turkey, prompts evacuations

The ongoing wildfire flames reached a coal-fueled power plant in southwest Turkey, leading to its evacuation as well as from the nearby residential areas.

A coal-fueled power plant in southwest Turkey and nearby residential areas were being evacuated Wednesday evening as flames from a wildfire reached the plant, a mayor and local reporters said, as sirens from the plant could be heard blaring. Milas Mayor Muhammet Tokat, from Turkey’s main opposition party, has been warning of fire risks for the past two days for the Kemerkoy power plant in Mugla province. He said late Wednesday that the plant was being evacuated. Local reporters said the wildfires had also prompted the evacuation of the nearby seaside area of Oren.