KOCAELI (A.A) - 28.07.2002 - Kocaeli deputy governor Ummet Kandogan said on Sunday that the fire in Akcagaz LPG filling factory in Korfez town of Kocaeli province was extinguished and the cooling efforts started.
Speaking to reporters, Kandogan said that there were no casualties in the fire.
''Helicopters came to the region to fight with the fire from the air. The fire was extinguished as a result of fight both from the air and land,'' he said.
Kandogan noted that 5,000 citizens living in the region were evacuated from the region, yet the fire spreaded to the upper floors of ten houses.
Kandogan said that the danger in the region ended and the citizens were called back to the region.