An explosion at the HABAS Demir Celik steel factory in western Turkiye resulted in 16 deaths, as confirmed by President Erdogan, updating an earlier report of 10 fatalities. The incident occurred near Izmir and is considered an industrial accident.

At least 16 workers lost their lives in an explosion at a steel factory in Izmir. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan issued an updated casualty toll after a Cabinet meeting.

Eyewitnesses say the explosion shook the ground, with one believing an earthquake had hit near the Habas Demir Celik plant in Aliaga.

ALIAGA, Turkiye: Six people were arrested overnight after a huge blast at a steel plant near the western city of Izmir killed 17 workers, with grieving families waiting Tuesday to receive their loved ones’ bodies for burial. Onlookers said Monday’s massive explosion felt like “an earthquake” when it ripped through the HABAS steel factory in Aliaga, a district 60 kilometers (37 miles) north of Izmir known for shipbreaking and heavy industry. Police have so far detained six people in connection wi

Three workers were killed and three injured after a crane tilted while lifting a tree and fell into a deep pit at a hotel construction site in Tirupati.