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Shipping Container Fire at Turkish Port 'Under Control'

A container blaze at one of Turkey’s main ports was brought under control on February 8, following days of firefighting efforts, officials said.

Adil Karaismailoğlu, the Minister of Transport and Infrastructure, said the fire had been brought under control by multi-agency teams.

Turkey’s Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure posted footage of tugboats spraying water at containers at Limak Port.

The fire, which engulfed shipping containers at the busy port after major earthquakes in southern Turkey, had been burning from Monday until early Wednesday morning, according to officials at the scene. Credit: Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure via Storyful

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