Steel plant blast kills 16 in western Turkey
ANKARA, Nov 9 (Reuters) - A blast at a steel and iron manufacturing plant in western Turkey on Monday killed 16 people, President Tayyip Erdogan said after a cabinet meeting. • An explosion took place at around noon (0900 GMT) at the Habas iron and steel manufacturing plant in the Aliaga district of the coastal Izmir province, the governor's office said in a statement • According to initial…
An explosion at a steel and iron manufacturing plant in the Aliaga district of Izmir province killed at least 16 people on Monday, according to President Tayyip Erdogan. While DW English (Top Stories) reported at least 10 deaths and noted warnings that people were trapped under debris, DW News cited an updated casualty toll of at least 16 workers.
The incident occurred around noon at the Habas iron and steel manufacturing plant. According to Al-Monitor, initial findings suggest a ceiling crane snapped and fell into an arc furnace during the liquid steel casting process. The Toronto Sun reported that the Izmir governor stated the blast was caused by an overhead crane collapsing into a large industrial furnace during the same casting process.
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