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Bird electrocuted on high-voltage line sparks forest fire

From Cumhuriyet · () Turkish

Translated from Turkish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • A fire broke out near Karataş village in Mudurnu, Bolu, after a bird reportedly fell from a high-voltage line.
  • Villagers made an initial response with water tankers before firefighters and forestry crews extinguished the fire.

A forest fire broke out near Karataş village in Mudurnu, Bolu, after a bird was electrocuted on a high-voltage line and fell into the forest.

Villagers noticed smoke rising from the woodland at about 4:30 p.m. and made an initial response with water tankers. Firefighters and forestry crews then arrived and extinguished the blaze.

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Originally published by Cumhuriyet in Turkish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.