{
  "id": 19153848,
  "title": "6 dead in blast at steel factory near Turkey’s Izmir",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/6-dead-in-blast-at-steel-factory-near-turkeys-izmir",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-09T12:51:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/11/09/6-dead-in-blast-at-steel-factory-near-turkey-s-izmir"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "An explosion at an iron and steel factory in Aliaga, Turkey, near Izmir's resort city, resulted in six deaths and a dozen injuries on Monday. Initially, officials reported three fatalities, 14 injuries, and 10 people trapped under debris. However, they later revised the toll to six dead, noting that one of the injured had succumbed to their injuries along with two rescued from the wreckage, raising the death count to six.\n\nThe blast occurred around noon at the Habas Demir Celik factory, located approximately 60 kilometers north of Izmir. Initial reports suggested that the explosion was triggered by an overhead crane falling onto a large industrial furnace used in the liquid steel casting process. Izmir's mayor, Cemil Tugay, stated that rescue teams were still working to remove the collapsed platform, and those affected were primarily factory workers.\n\nIzmir's mayor acknowledged that preliminary information indicated a significant number of casualties and injuries among the factory workers. The exact number of fatalities and injuries would become clearer once the wreckage had been cleared away.",
  "summary": "The massive blast took place around midday (0900 GMT) at the Habas Demir Celik factory in Aliaga, about 60km north of Izmir.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Turkey steel factory blast kills 6",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/turkey-steel-factory-blast-kills-6",
        "published": "2026-11-09T13:12:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "'Felt like an earthquake': Six dead in blast at steel factory near Turkey's Izmir: officials",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/felt-like-an-earthquake-six-dead-in-blast-at-steel-factory-near",
        "published": "2026-11-09T13:29:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "6 dead in blast at steel factory near Turkey's Izmir: officials",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/6-dead-in-blast-at-steel-factory-near-turkeys-izmir-officials",
        "published": "2026-11-09T13:42:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}