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Six people were killed and 13 injured in an explosion and fire at a steelworks in Aliağa, Turkey. Rescue teams were searching for eight people reported missing beneath the rubble.
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An explosion and fire at a steelworks in Aliağa, western Turkey, killed six people and injured 13, according to the İzmir governor’s office. Rescue teams were searching for eight people beneath the rubble, reports published on Monday said.
The blast happened at about noon at the HABAS iron and steel plant. The governor’s office said an overhead crane fell into a furnace during the casting of liquid steel, and that an investigation had been launched.
Two of the injured were in critical condition, the Associated Press reported, citing the governor’s office. İzmir mayor Cemil Tugay said the full casualty toll would be known only after the debris had been cleared.
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