The Turkish Ministry of Health announced that 78 people were injured in a forest fire in Izmir province (west), including 29 injured people who are still receiving treatment in hospitals.
The ministry expressed its sincere wishes for a speedy recovery for the injured in a statement.
It added that it had sent 10 ambulances, 3 teams from the National Medical Rescue Team and 42 health care personnel to the area.
On Tuesday, a fire broke out in the Yamanlar Mountain area of Izmir before the authorities largely controlled it by Thursday afternoon.
The fire broke out again on Thursday evening and spread very quickly due to winds that reached speeds of 80 km per hour, according to a statement by Izmir Governor Suleyman Elban.
