ISTANBUL: One firefighter died as a forest fire in Turkey's northwestern Bursa province continued to spread due to extreme weather conditions, Turkish Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu said.
According to Uraloglu, the firefighter had a heart attack while battling against the fire and then died at the hospital on Sunday, Xinhua news agency reported.
Meanwhile, according to Sozcu Daily, two forest officers suffered carbon monoxide poisoning during the blaze.