A forest fire broke out Monday, Aug. 11, in the Dardanos area of Kepez town in Türkiye’s northwestern Canakkale province, prompting large-scale firefighting efforts and precautionary evacuations, local authorities said.

The blaze, fueled by strong winds, spread rapidly after erupting for unknown reasons in a wooded area, the Canakkale Governor’s Office said in a statement.

SHOTLIST:

CANAKKALE, TÜRKİYE (AUG. 11, 2025) (ANADOLU - ACCESS ALL)

1. HELICOPTER FLYING OVER BURNING AREA

2. VARIOUS OF FLAMES AND THICK SMOKE RISING FROM BURNING AREA

3. VARIOUS OF FIREFIGHTING TEAMS WORKING, FLAMES AND SMOKE RISING AT SCENE

4. CARS PASSING BY BURNED AREA

5. FIREFIGHTING TEAM WORKING AT SCENE (TWO SHOTS)

6. TWO PERSON WAITING TOP OF BUILDING

7. BURNED VEHICLES (TWO SHOTS)

8. WIDE SHOT OF COAST GUARD SAILING ON SEA

9. RESIDENTS BEING EVACUATED FROM RISKY AREA (TWO SHOTS)

10. HELICOPTER TAKING WATER FROM SEA (TWO SHOTS)

11. WIDE SHOT OF SHIP SAILING ON SEA, DENSE SMOKE IN SCENE

12. HELICOPTER TAKING WATER FROM SEA (TWO SHOTS)

13. VARIOUS OF BURNING FOREST / FLAMES AND THICK SMOKE RISING

14. VARIOUS OF AERIAL UNITS DROPPING WATER ON BURNING FOREST / FLAMES AND THICK SMOKE RISING

15. VARIOUS OF FIREFIGHTING TEAM WORKING AT SCENE

16. EMERGENCY TEAM COOLS DOWN CHICKEN BY GIVING IT WATER AND WETTING ITS FEATHERS (TWO SHOTS) CANAKKALE, TÜRKİYE - AUG. 11, 2025: A forest fire broke out Monday, Aug. 11, in the Dardanos area of Kepez town in Türkiye’s northwestern Canakkale province, prompting large-scale firefighting efforts and precautionary evacuations, local authorities said.



The blaze, fueled by strong winds, spread rapidly after erupting for unknown reasons in a wooded area, the Canakkale Governor’s Office said in a statement.



Firefighting teams, forest service water trucks and aerial units were dispatched to the scene.

The blaze, fueled by strong winds, spread rapidly after erupting for unknown reasons in a wooded area, the Canakkale Governor’s Office said in a statement.

Firefighting teams, forest service water trucks and aerial units were dispatched to the scene.

Canakkale Governor Omer Toraman said residents were evacuated by land and sea as a precaution, with 77 people treated for smoke inhalation and no life-threatening injuries.