The fire broke out on the top floor of a 3-storey building in Bursa and spread to the adjacent building. The upper floors of both buildings became unusable in the fire. Melek Yazıcı, yang tinggal di flat tempat kebakaran terjadi dan terjebak di bawah reruntuhan saat gempa Kahramanmaraş tanggal 6 Februari dan kehilangan lengan kirinya di bagian siku, mengalami gangguan saraf.