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 […]
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Steel plant blast kills 16 in western Turkey
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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 findings, the incident occurred when a ceiling crane snapped and fell into an arc furnace during the liquid steel casting process
• Footage broadcast by local TV stations showed large plumes of grey dust rising above the plant
• Those injured were referred to various hospitals in the region for treatment, and 3 of the 14 injured were in a serious condition, according to the statement
• Search and rescue operations were ongoing to reach the 10 people still trapped under the rubble after the blast
(Reporting by Huseyin Hayatsever and Daren Butler; Editing by Aidan Lewis)