Explosion at İzmir factory kills six
What happened
An explosion and fire at the HABAŞ iron and steel plant in Aliağa, in Türkiye's western İzmir province, killed at least six people on Nov. 9, according to the Governor's Office.
Eight workers were still missing as rescuers searched the rubble, Hürriyet Daily News reported; 13 people were injured, two of them critically.
The blast came around noon local time, when an overhead crane fell into a furnace during liquid steel casting, according to the Governor's Office; an investigation has begun.
The death toll is disputed: President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan put it at 16 after a cabinet meeting, according to TimesLIVE.
İzmir Mayor Cemil Tugay said the exact number of casualties would be clear only once the wreckage is cleared.
Witness Deniz Ülker told Anadolu Agency the explosion felt like an earthquake.
“It felt like the earth's crust was shifting beneath us. I thought it was an earthquake.”
Hürriyet Daily News · translated
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