A fire broke out today in a military zone in Turkey's southern province of Kilis bordering Syria and 10 soldiers suffered mild smoke inhalation, the provincial governor's office said, but there were no other casualties.
According to a statement from the Kilis governor's office, fire fighters were working to extinguish the blaze and the affected soldiers were taken to a hospital in the town of Kilis for treatment. The cause of the fire was unclear.
The military quarters where the blaze broke out were on the highway between Kilis and the region's largest city, Gaziantep.
Traffic on the highway was halted at 4 a.m. (9 p.m. ET) because of the fire, the Dogan news agency said.
