Turkey Steel Factory Blast Kills 16 Workers, Investigation Underway
Explosion at a steel plant near Izmir claims 16 lives and injures 13. President Erdogan calls for investigations. Find details and latest updates.
POLICY WIRE — Izmir, Turkey — An explosion ripped through a steel and iron plant near the port city of Izmir on Monday, killing 16 workers and injuring 13 more, authorities reported.
All casualties were employees of the facility, which is owned by the state‑run company. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan released a new casualty count after a cabinet meeting, confirming the fatalities and injuries.
Emergency crews and search‑and‑rescue teams are still combing through the wreckage, searching for ten people trapped under rubble, while investigators have opened a probe into possible causes and negligence at the HABAS plant.
Details of the blast’s origin remain unclear, but officials have pledged a thorough investigation and said that the incident will be examined for safety violations and other contributing factors.
Reporting by Policy-Wire (PW)
