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Six dead in blast at steel factory near Turkiye’s Izmir: officials

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An explosion and fire at the HABAS steel plant (also called HABAS Demir Celik) in Aliaga, in the port city of Izmir in western Turkey, killed 16 workers and injured 13, two of them seriously. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced the figures after a Cabinet meeting, describing the incident as an industrial accident.

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  • left · 1 outlet

    Izmir Mayor Cemil Tugay said rescue teams were "continuing their work to remove the collapsed platform" and that those affected were factory workers.

    — The Hindu

  • center · 2 outlets

    ISTANBUL: An explosion ripped through a steel plant in western Turkey on Monday, killing 16 people, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said. The explosion, apparently an industrial accident, occurred at the HABAS Demir Celik plant in Aliaga, about 60 kilometres (35 miles) north of Izmir. Erdogan's…

    — The New Indian Express

  • right · 1 outlet

    An explosion and fire at a factory in western Turkey left 16 workers dead and 13 injured — two of them seriously — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday evening after a Cabinet meeting. The blast took place at the HABAS steel plant in Aliaga, in the port city of Izmir. Officials like the…

    — ABP Live

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Izmir Mayor Cemil Tugay said rescue teams were "continuing their work to remove the collapsed platform" and that those affected were factory workers.

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  1. The Hindu Center-Left Kasturi & Sons Ltd. Current article

    Six dead in blast at steel factory near Turkiye’s Izmir: officials

    Izmir Mayor Cemil Tugay said rescue teams were "continuing their work to remove the collapsed platform" and that those affected were factory workers.

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