A graduation ceremony turned to mass panic after celebratory fireworks misfired and exploded into the audience.
Screams of terror were heard as the fireworks started firing off into
the crowd of friends and family, injuring nine people and tearing apart
shoes and bags.
Fireworks continued to pop around them as students and their relatives scrambled to escape flaming debris raining down on them.
Some were left with burns while another reported their brother
suffered a brain haemorrhage after the shocking incident at the ceremony
in the beach resort city of Alanya in southern Turkey.
The disaster was caught on the mobile phones of people filming the event.
Nine people were injured at the university graduation ceremony.
The injured people were among 639 students and their families
attending the Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University (ALKU)’s graduation
ceremony at the Alanya Municipal Open Air Theatre.
According to Mirror, the fireworks display started after the students
threw their degree caps into the air to celebrate their graduation.
But a number of fireworks exploded very close to the ground, injuring
nine people, all believed to be students or their relatives, and
sparking panic in the theatre.
The injured people were later identified as Hatice Ozlem, 25, Mehmet
Yucel Sumakoglu, 20, Ayten Sumak, age unknown, Sevinc Ozer, 45, and five
more whose injuries were less severe and whose names have not been
released.
They were all taken by ambulance to the Alaaddin Keykubat University Hospital for treatment.
Those more seriously hurt were treated in the hospital’s orthopaedic
surgery department while those with minor injuries were treated as
outpatients and allowed home.
Hatice Ozlem,who was hit by the firework, said: “The graduation
ceremony was going without any problems until the students threw their
caps in the air and the fireworks started. The first ones exploded in
the sky but the last two went off in the crowd.
“We don’t know if the necessary security measures were taken for this
but we want them to be more careful when doing such activities.”
Eyewitness Basak Sumakoglu, whose sister, brother and mother were
injured in the incident, said: “We were told the explosion went off at
the wrong place.
“As the organisers said on the microphone that there was no problem we didn’t take the issue very seriously.
“But 10 to 15 minutes later we saw fire coming from where the
fireworks had fallen. Our family was sitting right at that point. We ran
there and I saw my siblings’ shoes and bag torn apart.
“I saw that my mum, sister and brother had been outside. Then they
were taken to hospital. My brother has had a brain haemorrhage for four
days so far.
“My mother has a hearing problem and she needs an operation. My sister has burns on her neck and shoulders.”
Police have launched an investigation into the incident and the manufacturers of the fireworks could face charges.
Popular News
-
Mesothelioma is an aggressive cancer affecting the membrane lining of the lungs and abdomen. Malignant mesothelioma is the most serious o...
-
Happy New Month Nigeria! Welcome to the month of June. As the world searches for a respite from all its troubles since 2020 began, one can ...
-
A US mayor of a small town in Illinois who sent Police officers on Sunday to break up parties amid coronavirus lockdown was left shocked ...
-
For the quarter, added 537,000 residential and small enterprise business internet customers versus 380,000 within the prior year quarter....
-
In the dynamic and fiercely competitive business landscape of today, one thing remains constant: the power of advertising. With the right ...
-
The Osun State Governor, Chief Ademola Adeleke, has escaped a horrific fate, according to a report by Leadership. By a stroke of luck, wh...
-
If issues are treated with the sense of urgency and importance they get in the court of public opinion compared to the conventional court...
-
The military has assured Nigerians that it will work in collaboration with other security agencies to ensure that the 2023 general electi...
-
The United Kingdom (UK) has announced new travel requirements. This is as it said Visa is not enough for people wishing to enter the c...
-
Senate President Ahmad Lawan has talked about the new naira note scarcity. He says there is no need for a time limit on the validity of t...
-
Italy have been crowned champions of the 2020 European Championship after defeating England 3-2 in penalties on Sunday night, July 11. ...
-
“Every improvement contributing to your outstanding experience is our daily motivation.” - Remitano Every product and feature on the Rem...
-
For the quarter, added 537,000 residential and small enterprise business internet customers versus 380,000 within the prior year quarter....
-
SMS marketing is a marketing channel which allows businesses to message customers with marketing messages through SMS, or more commonly kn...
-
Breaking news about iceland country incredible but true if you are interested read the full story iceland team was able to achieve an ...
-
Happy New Month Nigeria! Welcome to the month of June. As the world searches for a respite from all its troubles since 2020 began, one can ...
-
An Israeli professor has claimed that coronavirus will disappear after 70 days with or without intervention. The unproven claims were ma...
-
The Remitano founding team has always maintained the belief and vision that blockchain and cryptocurrencies are a big step forward for s...
-
Would you believe it if someone tells you that cayenne pepper has the power to stop a heart attack within a minute? Believe it or not, thi...
-
Apparently, ginger, a well-known spice we frequently add to different dishes to enhance the flavor, has the power to prevent cancer. But, i...
- bitcoin
- bitcoin mining
- Coronavirus
- dr anu nigeria
- coronavirus china
- Benefit Of Ginger Water
- Bobrisky
- Buhari
- coronavirus cure
- benefits of drinking milk
- Biafran War
- coronavirus death rate
- coronavirus outbreak
- dede one day mansion
- coronavirus update
- History of Biafra
- How To Make Ginger Water
- eri
- How to save your phone battery
- is 5g dangerous
- Kobe Bryant
- Jennifer Aniston
- kobe bryant family
- latest nigeria news paper
- kobe bryant wife
- latest on nigeria news
- naija news
- Malignant mesothelioma
- nigeria news
- Mesothelioma survival rates
- newspaper online in nigeria
- nigeria news breaking
- nigeria news headline today
- nigeria news of the day
- nigeria news paper online
- nigeria newspaper
- nigeria news paper today
- nigeria news today & breaking
- nigeria newspaper online
- nigerianewspaper
- nigeria newspapers
- Regina Daniels
- online dating scams
- Side Effects Of Eating Corn
- t mobile data usage
- online nigeria news
- what is tiger nut
- tiger nuts
- Tyson Fury
0 comments:
Post a Comment