An explosion at the Habaş metallurgical plant in Turkey's Izmir province has killed 16 people. Another 13 people were injured. This was announced on 9 November by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, reports CNN Turk.
According to the authorities, the accident occurred at around 11:46 local time (13:46 Ashgabat time) during work to replace a boiler. At that moment an overhead crane fell, and the collapsed structures and materials landed on an electric arc furnace. As a result, gas equipment was damaged, after which an explosion occurred in the steelmaking shop. A fire broke out on the plant's premises.
Production at the plant had been halted because of the repair work. As a result, around 200 people were at the plant at the time of the incident, rather than 300 as previously reported in the media.
