Fire destroys historic wooden mosque and lodge in Artvin
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- A fire broke out in a 1933 wooden mosque in Pınarlı village, in Artvin’s Şavşat district, for an undetermined reason.
- The flames spread to the adjoining lodge despite residents’ efforts to intervene.
- Firefighters and gendarmerie brought the blaze under control, while cooling operations continued.
A wooden mosque built in 1933 was engulfed by fire in Pınarlı village, about 30 kilometers from the center of Şavşat in Artvin province.
The blaze began in the evening for a reason that has not yet been determined. Villagers tried to intervene, but the flames quickly grew and spread to the lodge next to the mosque.
The fire eventually surrounded the entire mosque. Firefighters and gendarmerie teams were dispatched after the report, with local residents also helping the crews bring the blaze under control.
The mosque and lodge were left unusable. Cooling work continued at the site.
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Originally published by Hürriyet 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.
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