Iskenderun Port Fire Responded With 'Fire Extinguishing and Rescue Train'

The TCDD Transportation General Directorate of the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure responded to the fire in the container area at Iskenderun Port with the "Fire Extinguishing and Rescue Train", a first in Turkey.

The fire that started in the Iskenderun Port container area, which was shaken by two earthquakes with a magnitude of 7,7 and 7,6 in Kahramanmaraş and continued for three days, intervened with the "Fire Extinguishing and Rescue Train" of the General Directorate of TCDD Transportation, as well as firefighting planes, helicopters and fire trucks.

The train, which is the only one in Turkey, and the train brought to respond to the fires in the earthquake zone and the railway area, was produced by Turkey Rail System Vehicles Industry AŞ (TÜRASAŞ), affiliated to the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure.

The train, which was used for the first time in an active fire and produced with domestic and national facilities, was put into service by the Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Adil Karaismailoğlu last year, mainly in accidents that may occur during the transportation of oil and derivatives on the railways; It was produced in order to minimize possible losses and damages in events such as possible derailment, fire, leakage and explosion.

The "Fire Fighting and Rescue Train" has been developed to respond to forest fires not only on railways, but also in places that cannot be reached by land and where the railway line passes.

While responding to the fire, it will also be possible to secure the cargo, passengers and personnel in the wagon subject to the accident with the rescue equipment it has.

The "Fire Extinguishing and Rescue Train", which has the capacity of 6 fire trucks on average and carries 72 tons of water and foam, can spray water 100 meters ahead of its location and generate its own energy with the remote-controlled monitors on it.