Work continues to extinguish fire at Turkiye's Iskenderun port

The fire at the port of Iskenderun in southern Turkiye was contained on Wednesday, Report informs via TASS.

Earlier, Russia sent a Be-200 amphibious aircraft of its Ministry of Emergency Situations to fight the fire.

On Monday in southern Turkiye, a major fire broke out in the port city of Iskenderun after an earthquake in the Kahramanmaras province.

On February 7, shipping containers continued to burn at the port. According to footage broadcast by local TVs, at least 1,500 containers were affected by the fire.

Work continues in the Turkish port of Iskenderun to extinguish the fire that broke out on February 6 after the earthquake. From time to time, sounds of explosions are heard at the port, Report informs via Turkish media.

Aviation of the Turkish Ministry of Defense is also involved in firefighting.

The fire broke out on Monday evening in containers with cargo that turned over during the earthquake.

Now the port is shut down as its infrastructure was damaged during the earthquake.