17 Killed, 12 Injured in Massive Explosion at Steel Factory in Türkiye

IZMIR:At least 17 people have been killed and 12 others injured in an explosion at an iron and steel factory in the western Turkish city of Izmir.

According to authorities, all those killed and injured were employees of the factory. Footage from the scene showed a massive fire inside the facility, with huge clouds of smoke rising into the sky.

The local governor said the explosion occurred when a crane carrying a replacement boiler collapsed, causing the equipment it was transporting to fall into a furnace.

Eyewitnesses said the blast was so powerful that the ground shook. Initially, one witness believed that an earthquake had struck the area.

Izmir Governor Suleyman Elban told the media that there were fears that some people might still be trapped beneath the debris.

Emergency and rescue teams were responding to the incident as authorities assessed the extent of the damage and searched for possible survivors.

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