Wildfire kills at least 10 forest workers and rescuers battling blaze in Turkey
by Agence France-Presse and Reuters from World news | The Guardian on (#6YVF9)
High temperatures and strong winds fan fires between Istanbul and Ankara forcing evacuation of several villages
A wildfire killed at least 10 forest workers and rescuers on Wednesday who were battling to douse the flames near Eskiehir in western Turkey, authorities said.
The agriculture minister, brahim Yumakli, said the fire killed five forest workers and five rescuers. Local lawmaker Nebi Hatipolu and news website BirGun had earlier said 11 had died.
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