Video: Four Tourist Ships Catch Massive Fire at Turkish Resort Area

Footage of wooden sightseeing boats burning at a port in one of the Turkish resort bays appeared in Twitter late on Sunday. Local authorities are reportedly working to determine what started the blaze.

Four tourist sailing boats caught fire in Antalya, Turkey, late on Sunday, according to reports from local media. The incident in the resort town of Alanya started from with a cruise ship that caught fire, which spread to three neighboring vessels.

Fire brigades from the Antalya municipality and Alanya coast guard responded to the emergency. There were no reports of victims as passengers rushed to jump into the water, according to the Hürriyet newspaper. One person were said to have been hospitalized after being affected by smoke during firefighting.

Four ships were damaged, with two burned to the waterline as they were made of wood. Police are investigating what caused the fire.

Eyewitnesses on social media posted video depicting the ships shrouded in fire and smoke.

🇹🇷Turkey

A whole flotilla of excursion boats has gone up in flames in Turkey's Mediterranean city of Alanya!#Turkey pic.twitter.com/YuxMnlW44e

— The RAGEX - MILITARY🎖- War (@War_Ragex) August 15, 2021

Antalya, Alanya’da limanda duran tekneler de yangın çıktı...
Yazık eğer kundaklama yapılmışsa yapanlar vatan hainliğinden yargılanmalı ...Nerede bu istihbarat droneleri o da ayrı bir tartışma konusu..#MemleketYangınYeri pic.twitter.com/BI8VGox8J8

— 🇹🇷MYWAY🇹🇷 (@mywayTurkey) August 15, 2021