
After the earthquake that hit Turkey and affected 10 cities in Kahramanmaraş, the natural gas pipeline exploded in Topboğazı village of Kırıkhan district of Hatay.
The authorities announced that the flow of natural gas affecting the provinces of Gaziantep, Hatay and Kahramanmaraş and the districts of Pazarcık, Narlı, Besni, Gölbaşı, Nurdağı, Islahiye, Reyhanlı, Kırıkhan and Hassa has been stopped.
The head of Topboğazı village noted that a fire broke out after the earthquake in two different places, 200 meters below the village and 3 kilometers away.
In the statement made by the authorities, it is said that "As a result of the damage to the natural gas transmission line Kahramanmaraş - Gaziantep, natural gas flows in the provinces of Gaziantep, Hatay and Kahramanmaraş and in the districts of Pazarcık, Narlı, Besni, Gölbaşı, Nurdağı, Islahiye, Reyhanlı, Kırıkhan and Hassa were detained."