Neighbor rescues 3 elderly from fire in Aegean Turkey

By Mustafa Yildirim</p> <p>IZMIR, Turkey (AA) – A resident rescued three elderly people from an apartment fire on Thursday in the the Aegean Izmir province of western Turkey.</p> <p>Waiting for the police and the firefighters to rush to the scene, Yusuf Cinarli, residing in the Fuat Edip Baksi neighbor in Bayrakli district, stormed into the two-story building to rescue Leman Marmara, 90, Askin Orbay, 85, and Ayfer Orbay (82).</p> <p>Cinarli reentered the building to save five cats trapped under the debris after taking the elderly neighbors out of the building caught in the fire.</p> <p>“After the fire broke out, we went out with the help of the other residents, but our five cats were stuck inside,” Askin Orbay told Anadolu Agency.</p> <p>“Hopefully, the cats were also rescued,” he added.