A pregnant Syrian woman and her five children died in a fire that broke out overnight in container homes for greenhouse workers in the Antalya district of southwestern Turkey, Turkish media reported. Four others were hospitalized with smoke inhalation, BTA reported.
The fire broke out for unknown reasons at around 1:30 a.m. local time in the Gazileri district of Antalya's Kepez district. Firefighters, gendarmerie and emergency medical services were dispatched to the scene. After extinguishing the flames, the bodies of a 27-year-old Syrian woman who was seven months pregnant and her five children, aged between four and nine, were found.
Three other Syrians and a Turkish citizen, the owner of a greenhouse, suffered smoke inhalation and were taken to hospital for treatment. Authorities are investigating the incident.
Antalya Governor Hulusi Sahin visited the scene of the incident along with the local gendarmerie commander, Major General Ahmet Kavukcu.
The fire affected a total of three housing containers and a car, the DHA agency said.