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A large fire has been burning since Monday in the southern Turkish port city of Iskenderun, where the fire has engulfed an open container yard.

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The Turkish television channel NTV reported that the element that erupted as a result of the powerful earthquake could not be brought under control and was growing.

Hundreds of containers are stored at the site, waiting to be transported.

Smoke rises from its center, explosions occur periodically.

The burning area is several hundred square meters, the media reported.

The fire started after the earthquake.

Due to the tremors, the outer rows of containers, located on several levels, collapsed inwards.

The fire is still not under control.

There is a risk of complete combustion of all containers.

A fire broke out at the port of Iskenderun after the earthquakes in Turkey

Iskenderun is a major Turkish port in the Eastern Mediterranean.

It accepts bulk carriers, oil tankers, container ships.

Its work has been suspended since Monday morning's earthquakes.

The earthquake in Turkey and Syria