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Center Owned by HT Media16 killed, 13 injured in massive explosion at steel plant in Turkey
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On Monday an explosion and fire ripped through the HABAS steel plant in Aliaga, a port city north of Izmir in western Turkey, killing 16 workers and injuring 13, two of them seriously, according to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The blast, described as an industrial accident, was triggered when a crane fell into a steel furnace. Broadcaster NTV showed a large fire inside the facility and a tall column of smoke rising from the site.
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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…
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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…
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Broadcaster NTV showed images of the immediate aftermath of the explosion, with a large fire inside the facility and a tall column of smoke rising.
