Guests continue party after extinguishing forest fire in Turkey's Balıkesir

BALIKESİR – Doğan News Agency

Guests at a circumcision celebration ceremony in the northwestern province of Balıkesir extinguished a nearby forest fire before continuing with their festivities. DHA photo

Guests at a circumcision celebration ceremony in the northwestern province of Balıkesir extinguished a nearby forest fire before continuing with their festivities.

The revelers had begun their party for the circumcision ceremony on Paşalimanı Island in Erdek district before the electricity was cut to their village. The guests quickly realized that the reason for the power outage was a forest fire that had started about 200 meters away from the village.

The guests left the party and extinguished the fire before returning, using portable lighting units and cameras to illuminate the festivities.

“We rushed to the scene when we heard that there was a fire. After extinguishing the fire, we continued to have our party with the remaining facilities,” said Mustafa Kıratlıoğlu, the host of the party.

The fire was reportedly caused by contact between two high-voltage wires.