BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 17. 78 people were injured (injured or poisoned by smoke) as a result of forest fires in Türkiye's Izmir Province, with 29 currently being treated in hospitals, the Ministry of Health of Türkiye says, Trend reports
A large number of medical teams were deployed to the region.
The fire is being fought from the air and ground. It is reported that 87 residential buildings and 45 workplaces have been evacuated, 16 houses have burned down.
The fire, which started in various forest areas of Izmir, spread to residential areas.