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Car catches fire while driving on D-100 highway

A car caught fire while driving on the D-100 highway in Küçükçekmece. The driver pulled the vehicle over and escaped, but the car was rendered unusable.

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Published: 06.11.2026 09:55 Updated: 06.11.2026 09:55
Car catches fire while driving on D-100 highway

A fire broke out at night in a car traveling on the D-100 highway in Küçükçekmece, Istanbul. The vehicle with license plate 34 TC 9484, driven by M.A. and heading in the direction of Avcılar, caught fire around 23:30 in the Kartaltepe neighborhood.

Car on fire on the D-100 highway in Küçükçekmece and people in the vicinity.
The fire occurred at night on the D-100 highway.

The driver, noticing the fire, pulled the car to the side of the road and got out. The flames grew quickly and engulfed the entire car.

Car engulfed in flames near an overpass and citizens in the vicinity.
The flames quickly engulfed most of the car.
People gathered around the burning car on the side of the D-100 highway.
Security measures were taken in the area during the fire.

Upon notification, fire, police, and medical teams were dispatched to the scene. The fire was extinguished by the intervention of the fire department, but the car was rendered unusable.

Teams intervening in the burning car next to the fire truck.
Fire crews intervened in the blaze.
Night view taken from near the car engulfed in flames.
Intense flames and smoke rose from the vehicle during the fire.

Traffic congestion occurred in the Avcılar direction of the D-100 highway due to the fire. Traffic flow in the area returned to normal after the car was removed from the road by a tow truck.

Fire truck and teams intervening in the car on the D-100 highway.
Cooling work was carried out on the vehicle after the fire was extinguished.
Moments when fire crews intervened in the burning car under heavy smoke.
The road was reopened to traffic after the teams' work.

News Source: 12punto

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Car fire Kartaltepe neighborhood D-100 highway Traffic Küçükçekmece Istanbul