At least three people were reported dead on July 29, 2021 and more than 100 injured as firefighters battled blazes engulfing the area. Officials also launched an investigation into suspicions that the fires that broke out Wednesday in four locations to the east of the tourist hotspot Antalya were the result of arson.
PHOTO PACKAGE: Massive Fires Hit Turkey's Southern Coast
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Dark smoke drifts over a hotel complex during a massive forest fire which engulfed a Mediterranean resort region on Turkey's southern coast near the town of Manavgat, on July 29, 2021.
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A plume of smoke is seen filling the sky of the coastal resort of Marmaris, as wildfires erupted across Turkey's coast, July 29, 2021, in this screen grab taken from a video.
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People extinguish bushes in flame during a massive forest fire which engulfed a Mediterranean resort region on Turkey's southern coast near the town of Manavgat, on July 29, 2021.
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People stand next to a burnt house during a massive forest fire near the town of Manavgat, on July 29, 2021.