Explosion at steel plant in western Turkiye kills at least 16 people
A blast tore through the HABAS steel factory in Aliaga, near Izmir, on Monday, killing at least 16 people and injuring 13. President Erdogan has ordered an investigation, Al Jazeera reported.
An explosion ripped through a steel plant in western Turkiye on Monday. At least 16 people were killed and 13 others injured, Al Jazeera reported. The blast hit the HABAS factory in Aliaga at 11:46am local time (08:46 GMT). Aliaga lies about 60km north of Izmir, a city on the Aegean Sea. Izmir's governor said an overhead crane fell into a large industrial furnace while the boiler was being replaced. The fall set off the explosion. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced an investigation. He said two of the wounded were in serious condition. Izmir Mayor Cemil Tugay said the full number of dead and injured would only be known once the rubble was…
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