Heating explodes next to Turkish minister in Hatay
Turkish Minister of Health Fahrettin Koca visited a field hospital in Hatay on Wednesday (15) when a makeshift heater exploded. (See above in the video)
Digital content producer Adem Metan, who recorded the footage, said the minister spoke to health professionals who had gathered around the fire created by the coal heater.
According to the local press, Koca, Metan and the other people who were at the scene of the crime were not injured.
Hatay is one of the cities hit by last week’s massive earthquake. O 7.8 magnitude tremorwhich occurred in the early hours of February 6 and was followed by over 4,500 smaller aftershocks left more than 41,000 dead in Turkey and Syriaaccording to government agencies and the UN.
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