Furnaces melt 4,000 buildings
While the wounds from the Kahramanmaraş-centered quake have yet to heal, eyes have turned to regions with high earthquake risk, such as Istanbul. It is stated that in the city where the construction risk is quite high, the furnaces also damage the buildings. Explaining that there should be no houses above the kilns, geophysical engineer Prof. Dr. Övgün Ahmet Ercan said that the heat from the kiln damaged the concrete and iron and made it easier for the building to be demolished. teacher. Assessing Ercan’s findings, the president of the Bread Producers Employers Union, Cihan Kolivar, stated that almost all of the 4,000 bakeries in Istanbul are under buildings and that at least half of them could be destroyed in a flash. earthquake.
ILLEGAL BUILDINGS ARE CONNECTED
Kolivar said: “If there were 4 floors above the ovens, it would be 16 people out of four and a total of 32 thousand people.” Kolivar pointed out that these ovens do not comply with the regulations and work illegally, and despite their complaints, no results can be obtained. Explaining that kiln projects changed in 2004 and stricter measures were introduced, Kolivar said that despite these measures, kilns were illegally tolerated in building constructions. Stating that the ovens should be in separate places, Kolivar said: “According to the regulation, there will be no houses in the entire building and its dependencies. This job has no party. Some Istanbul district municipalities do not allow this. But there are many who allow it, ”he said.
Cihan Kolivar
Rules are not followed in urban transformation
Cihan Kolivar, who said that he had been trying to combat illegal ovens for years, made statements on the subject, but they were ignored by the corresponding institutions, he emphasized that the buildings were badly damaged by the heat of the ovens. Kolivar said: “Scientists also say what I say, but no one listens. There will be great destruction in the dangerous districts of Istanbul. They are doing urban transformation, putting illegal ovens underneath. We give directions and complain one by one, but we can’t get any results. Municipalities go to the opening of the illegal oven
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