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Explosion at steel plant in western Turkey leaves 10 dead and 4 missing
Rescuers searched for workers trapped under the wreckage as officials launched an investigation and assigned four prosecutors to the case.
- A massive explosion at the HABAS steel plant in Aliaga, Izmir, killed ten workers and left four missing on Monday. An overhead crane toppled into a furnace during liquid-steel casting, triggering an intense fire at the facility.
- Established in 1987, the HABAS facility maintains an annual steel production capacity of 4.5 million tons. Located about 60 kilometers north of Izmir, the site is known for heavy industrial activity.
- Witness Deniz Ulker described the blast as feeling "like the earth's crust was shifting beneath us," while Nuri Ali Ulker called the fire "very intense" as it erupted.
- Izmir Mayor Cemil Tugay stated that rescue teams are "continuing their work to remove the collapsed platform" to reach missing workers. Officials confirmed 13 individuals remain hospitalized, with two in critical condition.
- International leaders and environmental activists gathered in Antalya for climate change talks as the disaster unfolded. This timing juxtaposes global sustainability discussions with the immediate industrial safety crisis in the region.
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At least 10 people have been killed in an explosion at an iron and steel factory in the Turkish port city of Aliaga, according to new reports, the governor of Izmir said, citing the Anadolu news agency.
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In Turkey, six people were killed in an explosion at a steel factory and 13 others were injured by the Turkish newspaper Sabah on Monday. "In an explosion at a steel factory in Izmir, six people were killed and 13 were injured," the report states.
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