Turkey evacuates power station as wildfires rage on
05 Aug 2021; MEMO: The 35-year-old coal-fired Kemerkoy Power Station in south-west Turkey's Mugla region and a nearby town on the Aegean Sea were evacuated late yesterday as deadly wildfires reached the plant.
Babies, children and people over the age of 65 were removed from the area, local media reported.They have been taken to shelters.
In a statement the Kemerkoy Electric Distribution Company said the power plant is not at risk of explosions.
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